Can we really get meat without killing innocent animals? A new video featuring YouTube star Mr Beast at a top-class food innovation lab has started a big debate. In the video, the social media mogul visits a facility operated by Upside Foods, a biotech company working on lab-grown meat that plans to offer real chicken without slaughtering a single bird.
People have taken to social media to call Mr Beast the new Bill Gates, creating parallels with the Microsoft founder's interest in future food systems and investment in alternative proteins. But critics on platforms such as X and Reddit have also put this under fire.
