Inside the Quest to Make Lab Grown Meat | WIRED

Food scientists and startups are trying to make meat more ethically appealing by growing it -- cell by cell -- in a lab instead of on a farm. Even some vegans support so-called "clean" meat. But can lab grown meat overcome the dreaded "yuck factor?"


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Inside the Quest to Make Lab Grown Meat | WIRED

[MichaelBerthelsen]

"not into lab-made things..." like toothpaste, perfume, cosmetics, vaccines, medicine, ink, petrolium products, metal alloys, need I go on? You couldn't survive without lab-made things in today's world.

[set-tes]

A few decades ago it costed hundred thousands of dollar to sequence a genome, today it is a 100 bucks. For lab meat I bet this will be even quicker to develop if there is a strong demand and personnally I would this meat even tho I'm not vegan if it is more eco friendly, I'm all for it.

[elliot_rat]

its disappointing how nobody in the comments realized that the people saying it was ‘unnatural’ were probably really cherrypicked

[TMWriting]

Why would anybody be opposed to this? If you told me that right now, in my supermarket, there was a product that was exactly the same as meat and roughly the same price, I would never participate in the murder of an animal again. No hesitation. And I can't imagine very many people would react differently. At the very least, I think we could get society to the point where "real" meat is considered a delicacy, not a staple. Culturally, I think this technology is going to absolutely change the world.

[Maltbrew]

"I'm not really into lab made things" so, medicine?

[macke]

Meat 2, fixed the salmonella bug this time around

[BobaGabe]

The end of animal suffering, no need to continue depleting the ocean of fish. These are wonderful goals. I'm on board.

[teslastweakin]

Was that guy eating chicken nuggets with a knife and fork?

[reieben]

We need this technology, we should funds this

[nigel]

I'm vegan and I support this all the way.
Clean meat benefits everyone.

[moosejuice]

Hey man if it tastes like real meat id be down for it

[coolcalm]

As a vegetarian, I’m looking forward to this!

[Dumbwhasian]

she really said im not into lab made things bruh i got news 4 u

[Nayoh-yprh]

I personally love the idea of lab-grown meat. I've been a vegetarian for a while now, but I've always liked the taste of meat.

[Rat-Baby]

"I'm convinced I'm gonna be eating a chicken nugget. This had better behave like chicken nugget in every way, shape, and form, or I'm gonna freak out." That is hilarious out of context.

[PhillLOL]

No problem with eating cloned meat.
Lab grown meat: Nah, that's unnatural.

ok

[kiranobles]

In the year 3000 - *Save a soft copy of meat, share it, print it, photo copy it*

[Orrinn]

normally the following sentence would be a dead meme but:
Scientists announce meat 2

[ExopMan]

"That's unnatural!" ... As if the bacon, egg and cheese you had this morning was natural by any sense lol.

[bailey]

Why is there even an 'Ick' factor? If the meat is safe, tastes good and has nice texture, then what's the problem?
If it helps the environment and will allow vegetarians and vegans to eat this 'clean meat', then why should anyone be against it?