“It is estimated that by 2050 the world’s population could be over nine billion. Each year, nearly 10 million die of hunger and hunger-related diseases. With this increase in population, a new method of obtaining food will be necessary in order to be able to feed this increasing population. It is estimated that meat demand will increase by seventy percent during that time span.” (Grid, web) One way to combat this in vitro meat.
What is in vitro meat? In vitro meat is any meat product that has not been inside an animal. It is also referred to as cultured beef. How is it made? Well for starters, muscle cells are harvested from a living cow. Then scientists feed and nurture the cell so they can multiply and create muscle tissue. About twenty thousand …show more content…
Ii was priced at three hundred thirty thousand dollars. This has led to people criticizing that cultured meat is very expensive to be a viable replacement. This can be compared to computers which have initially started with a high price but now most people have one. Another example are pharmaceuticals, a drug that might have cost thousands of dollars a decade ago might now are affordable to most people. So essentially this can be applied to this as well.
The opposition of cultured beef also complain about the safety of it. They think that this meat is not intended for humans to eat. Some think it can have bad consequences towards your health. First off, this meat would have to USDA regulations and tests in order to be consumed by humans. This meat will be made in a controlled environment as well. Also cultured beef is not a genetically modified food.
It is feared that farmers will be losing control of the meat production and lose a lot of revenue due to this. Not much can be done for them. Times are changing. It is believed that in the future meat, will be a luxury item. Only the rich will be able to afford to consume it, this can change if this method is used to procure
What is in vitro meat? In vitro meat is any meat product that has not been inside an animal. It is also referred to as cultured beef. How is it made? Well for starters, muscle cells are harvested from a living cow. Then scientists feed and nurture the cell so they can multiply and create muscle tissue. About twenty thousand …show more content…
Ii was priced at three hundred thirty thousand dollars. This has led to people criticizing that cultured meat is very expensive to be a viable replacement. This can be compared to computers which have initially started with a high price but now most people have one. Another example are pharmaceuticals, a drug that might have cost thousands of dollars a decade ago might now are affordable to most people. So essentially this can be applied to this as well.
The opposition of cultured beef also complain about the safety of it. They think that this meat is not intended for humans to eat. Some think it can have bad consequences towards your health. First off, this meat would have to USDA regulations and tests in order to be consumed by humans. This meat will be made in a controlled environment as well. Also cultured beef is not a genetically modified food.
It is feared that farmers will be losing control of the meat production and lose a lot of revenue due to this. Not much can be done for them. Times are changing. It is believed that in the future meat, will be a luxury item. Only the rich will be able to afford to consume it, this can change if this method is used to procure