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There's no way we can't genetically engineer a solution to this problem. Maybe not today, but certainly in the near future. I'm surprised he seems so pessimisti

There's no way we can't genetically engineer a solution to this problem. Maybe not today, but certainly in the near future. I'm surprised he seems so pessimistic.

Avicebron 5y ago
We did genetically engineer a solution to this problem, the program was called "selective breeding" and it was first practiced by the group called "early pastoralists" who published their findings in the journal "ancient history"
- superbaconman 5y ago
  True, but wouldn't lab grown meat be better? It's a more ethically sourced protein, and can be tailored to the individual for optimum health
  - svnt 5y ago
    How are you proposing to create individually tailored meat products when they are concerned that the process doesn’t scale in the mass-produced first place? Personal bio-reactors?
    - Avicebron 5y ago
      I had a friend who made one, he lovingly coined it "the farm"