This Could Be How the World Actually Goes Vegan

From animal protein without animals, dairy without cows, silk without worms, palm oil without deforestation, the options are endless.
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[VeganViki]

I'm all in for Fermentation and converting factory farms into mushroom growing facilities. Anything that puts the animal agriculture industries out of business for good.

[MizClover]

What great news!! Any shift towards lessening the suffering of animals is a step in the right direction I love to see it! 😍

[ToddSmithPartners]

Wow! Precision Fermentation is very profound. Thanks so much for sharing this information. Keep doing what you do. We appreciate you here in Atlanta Ga.

[niamhleeson]

The PF chicken is a big deal because you will never need to cull your chickens if they get bird flu.

[eatyourvegfpv]

Did you just make a video showing how it’s perfectly realistic to expect the demise of animal agriculture within my own lifetime?!

Wow.

[vganbeastNL]

It's interesting how people are grossed out by stuff that was created in a spotless lab, but they never ask questions about the terrified baby animals getting exploited, mutilated and murdered in filthy disease-infested barns, just so they can have some sensory pleasure....

[elizabethelias]

Cue the "it's not natural and highly processed" protests.

[S-Lewis]

What we need is cat and dog food to be prepared this way ASAP. I hate buying fancy feast for my cats imagining trawlers killing thousands of animals just for my cats...

[emilyking]

People will buy whatever is cheapest and convenient. If this can get subsidies away from meat we’d be golden

[ingridgeertsema]

I am a WFPB vegan for the animals and I get all I need from plants, but for the overall health and wellness of the planet and all its Earthlings, this is very exciting and I do believe this is how animal agriculture will eventually disappear.

[drunkvegangal]

I used animal-based insulins in 1981-82 before the fermented, bacteria-based insulins were widely available in Canada. The standard was a 'pork and beef mixture' which was either clear or a cloudy suspension (fast or long acting). You could also get full on pig or cow source as well (helpful for religious restrictions or those who did poorly on one or the other). Insulins were one of the first GMO products to hit the world market(s) and, as far as I know, there are no health or medical repercussions for using this GMO.
During the decade of 'the big switch' from animal to human identical insulin (1980-90), some folks complained about not being able to recognize when their blood sugars went low, or that the 'low drop' was very fast on the GMO insulins. This mattered because we didn't really have portable blood glucose monitors till the mid-80s.
I was relieved when I no longer had to take animal-based medicine - which was odd because I didn't go full-time vegetarian till 1989 yet felt uneasy about the animal insulin. Just foreshadowing, I guess :D

[someguy]

I have tried animal free dairy milk and enjoyed it.
It was nice knowing that it was produced without the cruelty or environmental impact of the dairy industry.
Also the fact that it was free of growth hormones, antibiotics, and mammalian estrogen.
I have been trying to educate others about this exciting technology ever since. Glad to see Mic covering the topic.

[k.h.]

I guess this will make the difference between WFPB and veganism bigger.

[viviendaquino]

Highly recommend George Monbiot's book Regenesis. He"s a huge fan of precision fermentation.

[suicune]

If the government subsidized it like they do animal products then it would be a lot cheaper.

[roku]

Precision fermentation sounds like the up and coming investment opportunity.

[amblyommaamericanum]

What great news! What an incredible time to be alive!

[chelleec]

I'm definitely pro-this movement. I just don't think I would personally consume them because it would freak me out being "meat" or "dairy"... it has been 4 years since I had meat or dairy. I can't see having it even if it isn't "real" ... I don't know.

[joedusel]

Great program Mic! I love that precision fermentation will (hopefully) soon reduce the amount of animal suffering, but I am sticking to my whole-food plant-based diet.

[nomzhlf]

I had no idea how precision fermentation actually worked, nor to what extent we were already using it. This is great information - thank you!