Is it possible to build 'meat' out of plant protein?

Name: Is it possible to build 'meat' out of plant protein?
Uploaded: 2015-11-26T23:54:54Z
Duration: P257S
Description: Americans eat three times the world average of beef each year. However, with each pound requiring more than 50 gallons of water, producers in drought-stricken California are looking to find other ways to get protein into our diets. Dr. James Hamblin, a senior editor at The Atlantic Magazine, reports.

Clip: 11/26/2015 | 4m 17s

Americans eat three times the world average of beef each year. However, with each pound requiring more than 50 gallons of water, producers in drought-stricken California are looking to find other ways to get protein into our diets. Dr. James Hamblin, a senior editor at The Atlantic Magazine, reports.

Aired: 11/26/15

Rating: NR

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Is it possible to build 'meat' out of plant protein?

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