The worry over cloned meat is absolutely useless. There is a technology that is far more newsworthy.
Ok, one of the original articles is here. Yeah, I know that the FDA was just making it's official acknowledgment that cloned animals are safe to eat. My response is...."No shit!" I mean, who really needed that? The cloning process doesn't introduce any new chemicals, nor does it involve any kind of radiation that might contaminate the animal. Basically, there is nothing new here.
The animal is the same as it would be if it were the genetic twin of the other, because, in fact, IT IS THE GENETIC TWIN of the original animal.
My next question is, with the expense of cloning being as astronomical as it is, and considering the fact that only a very very very small percentage of cloned animals live at all past birth, why the hell would you make one just to eat it anyway? The best use of this technology is for copying 'perfect' specimens of animals to be used in breeding operations. This way you never have to loose the traits that you have developed with your breeding, or could go back to square one if something went awry in subsequent generations. It would give breeders an 'undo' in the real world. Cool huh?? So why all this talk about eating cloned animals anyway??
Why talk about it at all when there is a far more compelling technology that deserves the public attention. Cultured meat. What is cultured meat? It is quite literally, muscle and fat cells of an animal that can be grown and propagated indefinitely to literally grow meat with no animal at all. That's right, no bones, no blood. Think of the implications. Vegetarians who won't eat meat because of the cruelty aspect could now eat away with a clear conscience. Personally, I would make meat curtains. lol Read more about cultured meat here.
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posted by Brian Honaker at
9:47 AM
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You most obviously do not understand the issue and implications.
Please consider why some cloned animals still come out looking like the were extras in the movie "The Fly"? Researchers still don't know why that happens. But hell it's safe, cause you say so.
And please address what happens 10-30 years ago when we are no longer cloning "originals". When the DNA is diluted.
And last; please address why we need more food? You starving? Or do you in your infinite wisdom think that we are going to export some rib eye to Africa and end hunger? Are we doing this so that farmers can produce more, cheaper and make more money. Not the goal I wanted to risk my kids welfare for.
Even if the animals come out looking like 'the fly', they will still be perfectly safe to eat. It's all biological matter.
As far as the cultured meat, hell yes we could grow a bunch and send it overseas. Who knows. We might be able to make the process simple enough so that starving nations can use the technology themselves.
No one's welfare is at risk.
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