Lab-grown meat -- how will that affect you personally?

[lewisnotmiller]

I did that. The pig that supplied the DNA for the bacon is fine. It is in perfect health.

That is indeed a good point!!

Just meant if choosing between fake meat vs no fake meat, consideration of any health impacts should made. Might be better going vegetarian.

 

[Subduction Zone]

That is indeed a good point!!

Just meant if choosing between fake meat vs no fake meat, consideration of any health impacts should made. Might be better going vegetarian.

At almost sixty seven? Okay, a pure bacon diet wouldn't be wise, but we are talking about just a couple of strips here and there.

 

[Twilight Hue]

I did that. The pig that supplied the DNA for the bacon is fine. It is in perfect health.

The greatest benefit is that pig can feed countless other people than it could have ever fed had it been slaughtered.

It's a win win for both people and the pig itself, hopefully living a relatively happy life on the farm.

 

[RestlessSoul]

Lab grown meat is fine as long as it's of animals but I heard someone trying to make human meat and that's kind of disturbing!

 

[Haru13]

Restlesssoul why you have to do that to me? I was about to puke, I'm sure I lost my appetite for 2 days now. What's wrong with these scientists, No matter how nutritional it is, are we gonna eat our own species now? Is it not enough slaughtering animals that now we need human meat. What if some people get addicted to human meats like they're now addicted to chicken and beefs! I cannot imagine future of human race at this rate. Truly disguised!

 

[RestlessSoul]

Restlesssoul why you have to do that to me? I was about to puke, I'm sure I lost my appetite for 2 days now. What's wrong with these scientists, No matter how nutritional it is, are we gonna eat our own species now? Is it not enough slaughtering animals that now we need human meat. What if some people get addicted to human meats like they're now addicted to chicken and beefs! I cannot imagine future of human race at this rate. Truly disguised!

Sorry, man. That clip is a spoof, it's not real - for now.

 

[Haru13]

Sorry, man. That clip is a spoof, it's not real - for now.

I hope bro it never become reality!

 

[ajay0]

For our non-Jews on this forum, especially our vegetarians and those who belong to religions that promote vegetarianism, how do you feel about lab-grown meat?

I feel that it is a great victory for human ethics and morality and can be a force-multiplier in terms of creating a more humane and nonviolent human society. I am hopeful that this idea developed to its full practical potential will have a positive ripple effect on other domains as well, and may result in much lesser cases of crime, human conflict and wars as well.

 

[crossfire]

Cells grown in a lab with no immune system? How do they control the spread of pathogens? More anti-biotics?

 

[Rachel Rugelach]

Cells grown in a lab with no immune system? How do they control the spread of pathogens? More anti-biotics?

It is my understanding that, if the animal providing the cells is healthy, then the meat cultivated from those cells will be healthy as well.

In fact, there would be far fewer antibiotics to be found in lab-grown meat, and there would be an elimination of food-borne diseases such as avian flu, swine flu, and mad cow disease.

There are additional health benefits to lab-grown meat. The following blue text is quoted from LiveScience.com:

Lab-grown meat: How it's made, sustainability and nutrition

Lab-grown meat is a genetically engineered product that uses biotechnology. But is it healthier than meat reared from livestock?

www.livescience.com

When lab-grown meat reaches the shelves, it could be healthier than meat reared from livestock. According to researchers in the Journal of Scientific Research, "this is due to the capability of the technology to modify the profile of essential amino acids and fats, and to be enriched in vitamins, minerals and bioactive compounds."

Grace Derocha, national spokesperson for The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, agrees... “There are fewer antibiotics and environmental impacts in lab-grown meats. Moreover, the future could have science altering and controlling the amount of fat or reducing cholesterol or even adding in heart-healthier fats instead, such as omega-3 fats, that usually come from fatty fish.”

As a result, lab-grown meat could be a key to helping solve our nation's obesity problems, heart disease, etc. Especially since many (if not most) people are inclined to prefer meat over a completely vegetarian diet.

 

[Brickjectivity]

It is my understanding that, if the animal providing the cells is healthy, then the meat cultivated from those cells will be healthy as well.

In fact, there would be far fewer antibiotics to be found in lab-grown meat, and there would be an elimination of food-borne diseases such as avian flu, swine flu, and mad cow disease.

There are additional health benefits to lab-grown meat. The following blue text is quoted from LiveScience.com:

Lab-grown meat: How it's made, sustainability and nutrition

Lab-grown meat is a genetically engineered product that uses biotechnology. But is it healthier than meat reared from livestock?

www.livescience.com

When lab-grown meat reaches the shelves, it could be healthier than meat reared from livestock. According to researchers in the Journal of Scientific Research, "this is due to the capability of the technology to modify the profile of essential amino acids and fats, and to be enriched in vitamins, minerals and bioactive compounds."

Grace Derocha, national spokesperson for The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, agrees... “There are fewer antibiotics and environmental impacts in lab-grown meats. Moreover, the future could have science altering and controlling the amount of fat or reducing cholesterol or even adding in heart-healthier fats instead, such as omega-3 fats, that usually come from fatty fish.”

As a result, lab-grown meat could be a key to helping solve our nation's obesity problems, heart disease, etc. Especially since many (if not most) people are inclined to prefer meat over a completely vegetarian diet.

That is terrific, however the public will be on our toes and finicky. If there is a lot of fake hype or if there are strange ingredients we will find out. Word will spread just like it has with other meat products.

 

[Rachel Rugelach]

That is terrific, however the public will be on our toes and finicky. If there is a lot of fake hype or if there are strange ingredients we will find out. Word will spread just like it has with other meat products.

I believe that all providers of food products ought to be carefully scrutinized, of course, for consumer protection.

 

[JIMMY12345]

"For the first time, U.S. regulators on Wednesday approved the sale of chicken made from animal cells, allowing two California companies to offer 'lab-grown' meat to the nation’s restaurant tables and eventually, supermarket shelves.

"The Agriculture Department gave the green light to Upside Foods and Good Meat, firms that had been racing to be the first in the U.S. to sell meat that doesn’t come from slaughtered animals — what’s now being referred to as 'cell-cultivated' or 'cultured' meat as it emerges from the laboratory and arrives on dinner plates."

Click here for entire article: US approves chicken made from cultivated cells, the nation's first 'lab-grown' meat

Aleph Farms of Israel had already successfully managed to create lab-grown meat and, at the beginning of this year, Israel's Chief Rabbinate had declared that the lab-grown steak is pareve -- which means that it's a "neutral" food that can be eaten by observant Jews with either meat or dairy dishes (observant Jews don't mix meat with dairy in our meals).

However (and last I heard), the chief executive of the Orthodox Union Kosher Division in New York, Rabbi Menachem Genack, has yet to decide on lab-grown meat. I believe that Rabbi Genack had a meeting in Israel, but I don't yet know what the outcome of that was.

For our non-Jews on this forum, especially our vegetarians and those who belong to religions that promote vegetarianism, how do you feel about lab-grown meat?

I'm personally delighted that there can be alternatives to animal slaughter while still enjoying the taste of meat. But is the enjoyment of the taste of meat still objectionable to some, despite the fact that animals are not being killed in order to have meat on one's dinner table?

I will stick to being a vegetarian .Thank you.