It has been on my mind for a few reasons. Pat Brown, CEO of Impossible Foods, was interviewed at the ClimateTech event. The company makes meat alternatives that are similar to the real thing. Brown said he didn't see "cell-based" meat as a competitor.
The arguments for and against cultured meat have been explored in a series of papers published in the journal Nature Food.
As someone who doesn't eat meat, it's my job to come up with an alternative that everyone, including my picky kids, will enjoy. Talk about things that are impossible.
Back to the way of eating. Meat grown in bioreactors is a great idea. It would be possible to cut down on intensive animal farming. The perfect conditions for diseases to spread can be created when animals are kept in cramped conditions.
The use of antibiotics to prevent outbreak disease is problematic. Most of the antibiotics we use to treat infections in people are also used in farm animals. As a result of this use, any organisms that become resistant to antibiotics can end up in crops, soil, rivers, and people. More than one million people died from antibiotic-resistant infections in the year 2019.
Meat production is bad for the environment. The majority of our greenhouse-gas emissions come from animal agriculture. More than a third of the planet's land is used to farm animals. Many species can be left without a home due to the destruction of forests. This can lead to extinction of species.
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