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Proteins misfold constantly, prion diseases are very rare, and creation of a novel prion would constitute a massive gain of function for a protein, therefore it
by daughart 12y ago
Proteins misfold constantly, prion diseases are very rare, and creation of a novel prion would constitute a massive gain of function for a protein, therefore it is very unlikely to occur.
Food shortage is a real problem that affects a billion people.
We should weigh potential risks against this.
- Retric 12y agoFood supply massively outpaces needs. It's true that first world's desire to eat lots of meat is economically more powerful than 1+ billion poor people’s desire to eat something. But, increasing supply does little to change that equation. Just the difference between people in the US eating beef and chicken costs aproximately enough to feed the entire US population a subsistance diet.