Current Events > Soon, the majority of people will be eating lab grown meat.

(+) Yeah! (+)

I would say definitely within our lifetimes.
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Nope
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Lab-grown meat could eventually make its way to our restaurant tables and grocery stores sooner than we think.

Lab-grown meat or clean meat as it is generally referred to, is developed from stem cells taken from animals. Those cells are then multiplied in a lab setting until a sizeable chunk of meat is formed. One of the biggest advantages of eating clean-meat is avoiding the risk of exposure to contaminants that may cross over during the traditional slaughtering process. As lab-meat is technically sterile, the chances of contracting a food-borne disease is greatly reduced.

A 2017 study found that at least one-third of people are willing to try in vitro meat. Those numbers are up from just 20% back in 2014.

One of the companies working towards producing clean meat says that products could hit the market on a mass scale by the end of this year. Josh Tetrick, CEO of clean meat manufacturer JUST, says that products like chicken nuggets, sausage and foie gras, could hit US and Asian markets as early as the end of the 2018.

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I wonder how vegetarians will feel about this, I mean there is no animal being harmed technically
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The majority of people already eat fast food, which barely qualifies as meat anyway.
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As long as it tastes like chicken.
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Really though, eventually it will be incredibly expensive to eat real cow. And after more time it will be seen as barbaric in a few centuries.
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People have been saying soon for the past couple of years now. I don't see it being on the radar within the next few years.
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Good.
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lab grown meat isn't the established industry with a powerful lobbying force, so no
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Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

lab grown meat isn't the established industry with a powerful lobbying force, so no

If it becomes cheaper than real meat, there's no reason why fast food companies wouldn't start working it into their product.
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This reminds me of that one manga, where the government grew these creatures for meat.
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I would be willing to try it but I think I would prefer to always eat real meat primarily.

I say this because I have a feeling if someone was to live having eaten only synthetic meat were to eat real beef one day, it would taste off to them somehow. And I don't know why but eating meat that was alive, it's manly. It's reminding us that we are the apex predator. We can eat anything we want. We grow shit that tastes the best for our own carnal lusts. We are still animals and we are the best fucking animals on earth.
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KILBOTz posted...

I would be willing to try it but I think I would prefer to always eat real meat primarily.

I say this because I have a feeling if someone was to live having eaten only synthetic meat were to eat real beef one day, it would taste off to them somehow. And I don't know why but eating meat that was alive, it's manly. It's reminding us that we are the apex predator. We can eat anything we want. We grow shit that tastes the best for our own carnal lusts. We are still animals and we are the best fucking animals on earth.

MURICA
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It has ethical and potential health benefits, but what benefits exactly would get this to kick off in a competitive capitalist market?

It seems more expensive (but potentially faster to produce?)

Biggest downside for me is that it would completely fuck the agriculture industry.

So uhh. Yeah.
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