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How to Feed Ten Billion: Lab-Made 'Clean Meat' Burgers are Future of Food

The rapid growth of the world's human population raises the issue of more efficient food production; one solution to the problem is "clean meat," which is produced in the equivalent of meat fermenters, Bruce Friedrich, Executive Director of the Good Food Institute, told Radio Sputnik.

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Stringerbell3057d ago (Edited 3056d ago )

I'm always curious for the ppl out there who do not eat meat for ethic reasons, would this change their mind? Knowing that no animal had to die to make their meal.

sonicwrecks3056d ago

That's actually a very good question...

MoveTheGlow3056d ago (Edited 3056d ago )

Yes, to quite a few. Think of animal testing on cosmetics - there's not as much of that now, but that's partially *because* the testing already happened in the past. Some will never use these products because of their history, but economically they may not be *funding* animal testing by using quite a few products.

I guess it'll come down to the endgame for production methods. If it takes animal cells to produce meat, which ones and how are they retrieved? If animals still have to die for the meat to be created, cause-oriented vegetarians and vegans may be happy that not as *many* have to die, but still may decline. If the cells are just taken once, replicated, and then used without any other animals having to die, that would probably change more minds.

Stringerbell3056d ago

Yeah if the samples are taken ethically I'm sure it would put many at ease. Also the impact this would have on the environment would be profound. All the water that is used to raise livestock, all the waste that livestock produces could be eliminated. Its introduction into supermarkets would probably be akin to how organic meats were first sold. Considerably more expensive but overtime the price would drop. I for one wouldn't have any reservations with lab raised meat. Seeing how commercial farms 'raise' livestock in those horrible condition, pumping them with all sorts of drugs, it would be a huge step up imo.

sonicwrecks3055d ago

Another excellent point, there could indeed be connotations for cosmetics testing.

Devil-X3056d ago

For me it wouldn't make a difference. I don't eat meat because I don't like its taste and not because for the ethic reasons. I tried meat thrice on my visit to China and vomited every single time. Never Again !

Speed-Racer3056d ago

Come to the west and let me cook you a real steak.

Double_O_Revan3056d ago

Yea, I would say you picked a very bad place to try meat. Go somewhere that knows how to handle meat.

Devil-X3056d ago

How come this non tech story got approved here ?

sonicwrecks3056d ago

Translation: "Why was my report disagreed with?"

Growing meat in a lab is pretty high science and tech. It's an interesting story how that is being considered and the possibilities it raises.

-Mezzo-3056d ago

Exactly, ive seen our buddy Devil-X reporting quit a few article that are clearly worthy of TechSpy due to the involvement of High Science.

Speed-Racer3056d ago

Devil-X: It's sciency lol. We've always allowed science.

thejigisup3056d ago

in the words of bill nye, Science rules!

-Mezzo-3056d ago

I would like to try it out TBH, and judge it side by side with the real Meat and make a Decision.

If this is just as good as they claim then i'd go with this as it could possibly be altered with to make it even more beneficial.

Speed-Racer3056d ago

I'll give it a few years just to make sure I don't get cancer.

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Galaxy S25 to Integrate Advanced Google AI Features

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