How Do You Feel About Lab Grown Meat? (MyLot Exclusive #977)
By Greg
@xander6464 (44422)
Wapello, Iowa
June 12, 2022 1:54pm CST
I'm still suffering from a crippling case of Writer's Block. My Doctor, Morticia Strangelove, says it's caused by my Chronic Incurable Workaholism.
It's spurred by the same sort of mechanism that produces The Law Of Diminishing Returns. I'd explain it better than that if I could but I can't.
I'm not a Neurologist, Psychologist or Economist. I'm a Gynecologist. That means I practice real medicine and science that's really useful all the time.
Rather than what is oftentimes questionable medicine and science that is useful on occasion. Anyway, Dr. Morticia says it all boils down to me wanting to work so much that I can't.
If you want a deeper explanation, go talk to a bunch of Neurologists, Psychologists and/or Economists. Good luck with that. But do it on your own time.
Right now, let's talk about Lab Grown Meat. Meat grown from cells, without the animal. Meat that is free of moral and ethical dilemmas while at the same time having far fewer economic, environmental and health problems.
I fail to understand why anyone would be not in favor of it and yet nearly everyone I know is dead set against it. In the very near future, they won't have many options. It will be Lab Grown Meat or Vegetarianism. But that's another topic for another day.
How do you feel about it?
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@celticeagle (168334)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Jun 22
Who's to say that that isn't what we are getting when get a burger at McD's or elsewhere?
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@celticeagle (168334)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Jun 22
@xander6464 .......The FDA? That's not my experience with that organization. They are meager at best.
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@celticeagle (168334)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Jun 22
@xander6464 .....Yes, that is odd.
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@xander6464 (44422)
• Wapello, Iowa
12 Jun 22
The FDA does a really good job at tracing the meat supply, so we can be pretty sure. What is confusing is that the FDA is a government agency and yet they manage to do something right.
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
12 Jun 22
@xander6464 American distrust of science has reached a ridiculous level. In truth, I would have no problem with lab-grown meat. It probably all tastes like chicken.
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@xander6464 (44422)
• Wapello, Iowa
13 Jun 22
@DWDavis They're saying that will be able turn genes on and off to such a degree that they'll be able to cut cholesterol and calories while making beef taste like the most expensive cuts.
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@xander6464 (44422)
• Wapello, Iowa
12 Jun 22
I imagine that's one of the reasons so many have a problem with it.
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@jstory07 (139996)
• Roseburg, Oregon
13 Jun 22
@xander6464 That would be a good thing. But what about the cattle ranchers they will loss an income?
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@xander6464 (44422)
• Wapello, Iowa
13 Jun 22
@jstory07 They will have to adjust but they'll find something else. And they'd have to anyway because meat is getting so expensive to produce that soon, people won't be able to buy it.
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
15 Jun 22
@xander6464 If this work and they do not add chemicals or other garbage, it's a good project.
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@xander6464 (44422)
• Wapello, Iowa
14 Jun 22
@LadyDuck That's another big plus with the lab-grown meat. You'll get all the quality plus added benefits at an affordable price.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
13 Jun 22
I like it. There'd be things I'd like to know about it first - like does it have any different ingredients than actual meat would? How is it made? So on... But I like the thought of ethical meat without killing an animal or taking all those resources to produce. Also, hopefully that would mean you could get delicious cuts of meat that is always flavorful and tender with just the right amount of fat and hopefully it'd be cheaper....
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@xander6464 (44422)
• Wapello, Iowa
14 Jun 22
As far as I can tell, it's supposed to be just stem cells and grain. the best part is that they say they will be able to turn on and off genes so that it will be more flavorful with no cholesterol and fewer calories. And it will be cheaper. If it weren't they wouldn't be doing it.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
20 Jun 22
@xander6464 Wow, that is pretty fantastic. The very best cuts of meat without killing an animal or the high price tag is very appealing
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@xander6464 (44422)
• Wapello, Iowa
12 Jun 22
It has been a really low-key story so far. I've been following it for more than ten years now but the stories have always been hard to find.
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@FourWalls (69050)
• United States
13 Jun 22
Soylent green is people!!!!!!!!!!!
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@xander6464 (44422)
• Wapello, Iowa
13 Jun 22
It's going to take people a while to get past that scene.
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