CO2 Meat??

MikePfirrman

I don't know if it's a debate or not, but find this fascinating. They are now taking CO2 and, with the help of microorganisms, creating protein as a byproduct -- accomplishing two things -- finding a use for CO2 and providing protein with a more sustainable footprint.

I'd try it if you don't have to add so many things to it that it's no longer healthy. I would imagine it might have more application as a replacement to whey protein or similar.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/article/Bay-Area-companies-are-making-protein-out-of-thin-14827156.php

ellie117

It is environmentally necessary for us (as a human race) to drastically reduce our dependence on raising and killing animals for meat. Finding a way to recycle CO2 gases is very interesting as well. I am a hypocrite though, as I am not a vegetarian and eat meat every day.

I haven't heard of the company in that article, but Memphis Meats has been developing meat products based on stem cells for years, thanks to funding by folks like Bill Gates. However, the current cost for production of just 1lb of this 'meat' is still too astronomical. Hopefully with more research and development over the years, more companies can recreate our meat favorites at an affordable, cruelty-free, and environmentally-friendly rate.

This is an old article, but has some more details on stem cell meat:
https://fortune.com/2016/02/02/lab-grown-memphis-meats/

MPDean

We could push policies to reduce population, all the (real) meat and sustainable too.

L1zardQueen

MPDean wrote: »

We could push policies to reduce population, all the (real) meat and sustainable too.

Pushing policies is not the answer. China is a good example of a policy to control population gone terribly wrong.

nighthawk584

MPDean wrote: »

We could push policies to reduce population, all the (real) meat and sustainable too.

NO, the less government in my life , the better! NO NANNY STATE BS!

MPDean

Great, no one will suggest I should eat less meat then.

Aaron_K123

MikePfirrman wrote: »

I don't know if it's a debate or not, but find this fascinating. They are now taking CO2 and, with the help of microorganisms, creating protein as a byproduct -- accomplishing two things -- finding a use for CO2 and providing protein with a more sustainable footprint.

I'd try it if you don't have to add so many things to it that it's no longer healthy. I would imagine it might have more application as a replacement to whey protein or similar.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/article/Bay-Area-companies-are-making-protein-out-of-thin-14827156.php

Uh, microorganisms that convert CO2 into proteins? So...basically just phytoplankton or algae then.

Keep in mind that meat is protein but not all protein is meat. Your hair is protein for example.

hesn92

I'm not sure if this the same thing, and I don't pretend to actually know what I'm talking about, but I watched a netflix documentary the other day and it mentioned making chicken nuggets in a lab with chicken DNA or something. (Lol)

I am meaning to reduce my meat consumption because of the environmental impact but my husband eats a LOT of meat. He's not down for meatless dinners, but I guess I can just cut out meat from my other meals.