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Lab grown protein: if created, would you move to it? (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by qyron@sopuli.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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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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[โ€“] JovialSodium@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Assuming it becomes a viable product, I wonder how it'll impact veganism? Since there's no animal cruelty.

[โ€“] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (3 children)

In theory, veganism is only opposed to conscious animals that didn't consent to being eaten, so I see no reason why they'd be opposed

[โ€“] Nemo@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

That's one variety of veganism, but hardly the only reason to go vegan.

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[โ€“] qyron@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 days ago

That is a good question.

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[โ€“] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 days ago

Why not?

[โ€“] Azzu@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Of course not, I want my food to suffer.

[โ€“] MxRemy@piefed.social 2 points 3 days ago

Sure, why not? I don't eat meat currently but I'd prolly throw in a lab burger or two occasionally if they were available

[โ€“] riskable@programming.dev 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You asked this question in all seriousness but all I can hear is:

Crickets

[โ€“] qyron@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 days ago

The smell of the critters is enough to make my skin crawl.

[โ€“] AnnaFrankfurter@lemmy.ml -4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

You know the difference between a white vegan/vegetarian vs a non white, they don't try to find something that tastes exactly like a meat. There are a lots and lots of dishes that are 100% vegan/vegetarian and taste much much better and don't pretend to be meat of any sort.

If you are so tempted by the taste of the meat then just eat it.Environment isn't going to get any better just because you stopped eating meat, the animal cruelty isn't going to stop because of you.

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[โ€“] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

100% yes.

[โ€“] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

Yes.

[โ€“] Nemo@slrpnk.net -1 points 3 days ago

No, I'll stick to my delicious plants. I don't really like meat.

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