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Where's the Beef?: The lab-grown-meat revolution that wasn't

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  1. shrubble · · focus · HN ↗
    Turns out that nature is a lot more efficient at producing meat; I don’t think this will change for a while, if ever.

    Bugs for chickens, grasses/grains for cattle and omnivorous pigs are their own kind of bio-reactor…

    1. chneu · · focus · HN ↗
      Calling meat production "efficient" is hilarious.

      Its literally the least efficient way of producing calories when we factor in all the costs, especially to the environment and health.

      The entire point of meat in 2026(since industrialization of meat) is excess and waste. Its a rich people food that was introduced to the masses to make a profit.

      1. shrubble · · focus · HN ↗
        It’s been going on since well before recorded human history :-)
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