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because an animal is a self-contained unit which manages disease and feed conversion that scales fairly predictably, while cultured meat has a pretty high entry
by xkcd-sucks 10y ago
because an animal is a self-contained unit which manages disease and feed conversion that scales fairly predictably, while cultured meat has a pretty high entry barrier in terms of feedstock, sanitation etc
- walrus01 10y agothe cynic in me says that the "manages diseases" part will become increasingly untenable in the future, as antibiotic-resistant everything proliferate in feedlot environments, and american regulatory agencies fail to put a check on antibiotics mixed into animal feed. reference: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/31/magazine/power-steer.html http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/31/magazine/power-steer.html
- bduerst 10y agoAn animal is also terribly inefficient at converting water and feed into human-consumable nutrients, because it's optimized for survival and reproduction. The vat based solution is more scalable in the long run, and not impossible (we do it with beer).
- teslabox 10y ago> An animal is also terribly inefficient at converting water and feed into human-consumable nutrients, I have an old book somewhere that says the milk cow is the most efficient means of converting a rocky hillside covered with grass into human-usable protein.
- bduerst 10y ago>a rocky hillside covered with grass Yeah, that's scalable.