Comment flawed concept (Score 1) 209
It doesn't taste as good and it's more expensive = bound to fail. Bringing down costs require growing meat approaching the cale of actual consumption. We consume in excess of 220 #'s (that's short for "pounds" for all you post hashtag kiddies) of meat per person, that's 50 billion #'s of chicken alone per year. There is no measurement that production on that scale produces less greenhouse emissions or is more efficient. The energy, nutrients and infrastructure required at that scale haven't been worked out. We would be better off to harvest insect protein, but getting past the yuck factor will require major socioeconomic upheavals. Till then, this "lab grown meat" is just for those who are uncomfortable with the fact that nature is brutal. Ever watch a nature show and see a lion's family eating a gazelle or wildebeest while it's still struggling? And some people "feel bad" about an install kill slaughterhouse. get over yourselves.