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Lab grown protein: if created, would you move to it? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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As a thinking experiment, let us consider that on the 1st of January of 2025 it is announced that an advance making possible growing any kind of animal tissue in laboratory conditions as been achieved and that it is possible to scale it in order to achieve industrial grade production level.

There is no limit on which animal tissues can be grown, so, any species is achieveable, only being needed a small cell sample from an animal to start production, and the cultivated tissues are safe for consumption.

There won't be any perceiveable price change to the end consummer, as the growing is a complex and labour intensive process, requiring specialized equipments and personnel.

Would you change to this new diet option?

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 3 months ago (1 children)

There's tons of plant based proteins already. Having already added more vegan meals to my diet I think this would just be another option for me and one more for novelty than anything else

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

Yeah, that. My preferences go: chicken > steak > pork > beans == lentils == hamburger > impossible meat > lab-grown meat > mechanically separated meat > starvation > insect meat

If also taking into account environmental concerns, test tube protein sinks further while beans and lentils rise to the top.

Edit: Why is this getting heavily down-voted without any reply?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago

I absolutely don't believe you'd refuse a worm meal burger over starvation. You say that because you're not starving.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

First insect meat I ever ate was some kind of BBQ tarantula in Cambodia. It was amazing. I don't shy away from insect meat at all now. I've even been to a Michelin Star restaurant that has insect based dishes. It's a cultural aversion, I get it, but the right insects prepared the right ways are great

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

Edit: Why is this getting heavily down-voted without any reply?

Bugeaters.