Man-made animals for food: Quailia and others

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#3214320 4-Apr-2024 20:45

I'm not at all sure that "Quailia is without a heart, brain, feathers, or bones" is quite the marketing gimmick they think it is...

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#3214325 4-Apr-2024 21:12

Waiter: "Good evening, esteemed guests! Welcome to the Restaurant at the End of the Universe. Tonight's special is our famous Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster, and for your main course, may I recommend the succulent Talking Meat?"

Arthur Dent: "Talking meat?"

Ford Prefect: "Did you say... talking meat?"

Waiter: "Indeed, sir. Our Talking Meat is quite the delicacy. Raised on the finest pastures of the Ameglian Major Cow, it's known for its eloquence and wit."

Arthur: "I'm not sure I could eat something that talks."

Waiter: "Oh, rest assured, sir. The Talking Meat is perfectly content with its fate. In fact, it's been looking forward to this moment its entire life."

Zaphod Beeblebrox: "Well, when in the universe's most renowned restaurant, one mustn't pass up the opportunity for such a unique culinary experience! I'll have the Talking Meat, please."

Waiter: "Excellent choice, sir. And for you, madam?"

Trillian: "I think I'll stick with the salad, thank you."

Waiter: "Very good, madam. One salad and one Talking Meat coming right up. Bon appétit!"

[As the meal is served, the Talking Meat begins to engage the diners in conversation, sharing anecdotes about its life on the Ameglian Major Cow ranch and offering witty remarks about the state of the universe.]

Arthur: "This is... surreal."

Ford: "Agreed. But I must say, it's surprisingly delicious."

Zaphod: "Absolutely. And the conversation is quite stimulating."

[The diners enjoy their meal, pondering the strange and wonderful experiences the universe has to offer.]

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#3214337 4-Apr-2024 22:03

For that I prefer They're Made out of Meat.

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#3214371 5-Apr-2024 08:24

Immediate reaction was Yuk. Second reaction was what weird chemicals with long names will they use to make this with. Yuk again.

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#3215382 7-Apr-2024 22:56

It would be a step forward if meat consumption were to be significantly reduced to a medically healthy level before we think about fuelling it further with artificial alternatives, simply because we are used to having it available every day on every corner and all the time. After all, in the Stone Age you couldn't kill a mammoth every day either … and finally you had to move at least your arse and use your brain to achieve it. 😁

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#3215436 8-Apr-2024 08:47

Plenty of the real thing to eat. Why eat this frankenfood?!

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#3215445 8-Apr-2024 08:54

Geektastic: Plenty of the real thing to eat. Why eat this frankenfood?!

The real thing's going to get a lot more expensive as climate change bites and agriculture becomes a lot more marginal.

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#3215459 8-Apr-2024 09:12

I can see the appeal from an ethical standpoint for some people. However, I'd be interested in knowing what the required interventions are to keep muscle cells alive outside their host organism.

A muscle cell is not a complete organism like e.g. a microalgae. Even with microalgae, particular steps are required to maintain monocultures in production systems. A muscle cell is designed to live within an organism, protected by the skin of the animal and (in the case of vertebrates) a sophisticated immune system, most of which works outside the cell. In the absence of that immune system, I wonder how they keep those cells safe from microbial attack and at what cost.

I'm familiar with the costs of growing live micro-organisms (uni-cellular and multi-cellular) as feed in aquaculture hatcheries. While it is done routinely and reliably, it's expensive and technical. And again, those are complete organisms.

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#3215479 8-Apr-2024 10:16

SaltyNZ:

Geektastic: Plenty of the real thing to eat. Why eat this frankenfood?!

The real thing's going to get a lot more expensive as climate change bites and agriculture becomes a lot more marginal.

The real thing is stood in my field, visible as I type.

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#3215485 8-Apr-2024 10:32

Geektastic:

The real thing is stood in my field, visible as I type.

Yeah I've got three of them in mine, too. Doesn't change the way things are heading in the future.

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#3215487 8-Apr-2024 10:36

freitasm:

It could be they want to be widely available but they do need to start field testing somewhere.

So, will be given away in Nigeria, after which it will be available only in the finest restaurants.

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#3215495 8-Apr-2024 10:46

I'm disappointed in the name Quailia... a marketing opportunity missed in not calling it The Ameglian Major Cow but maybe that's in the works (so to speak) or because they haven't made it sentient...

The waiter approached.
'Would you like to see the menu?' he said. 'Or would you like to meet the Dish of the Day?'
'Huh?' said Ford.
'Huh?' said Arthur.
'Huh?' said Trillian.
'That’s cool,' said Zaphod. 'We'll meet the meat.

...

“What's the problem Earthman?" said Zaphod, now transferring his attention to the animal's enormous rump.

"I just don't want to eat an animal that's standing here inviting me to," said Arthur, "it's heartless."

"Better than eating an animal that doesn't want to be eaten," said Zaphod.

"That's not the point," Arthur protested. Then he thought about it for a moment. "Alright," he said, "maybe it is the point. I don't care, I'm not going to think about it now. I'll just ... er ..."

The Universe raged about him in its death throes.

"I think I'll just have a green salad," he muttered.

"May I urge you to consider my liver?" asked the animal, "it must be very rich and tender by now, I've been force-feeding myself for months."

"A green salad," said Arthur emphatically.

"A green salad?" said the animal, rolling his eyes disapprovingly at Arthur.

"Are you going to tell me," said Arthur, "that I shouldn't have green salad?"

"Well," said the animal, "I know many vegetables that are very clear on that point. Which is why it was eventually decided to cut through the whole tangled problem and breed an animal that actually wanted to be eaten and was capable of saying so clearly and distinctly. And here I am."

It managed a very slight bow.

"Glass of water please," said Arthur.”
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#3215604 8-Apr-2024 12:28

Geektastic: Plenty of the real thing to eat. Why eat this frankenfood?!

I'm with you. The thought of it makes me feel sick. I'd go vego before I ate lab grown meat.

Except that, I'll never go vego.

I can hunt, fish, farm and or trade with friends for homekill. I have half of a homekill cow in my deep freezer right now.

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#3215695 8-Apr-2024 15:07

Jeepers

no bones, brain etc….is it advanced cultured mould of sorts.

sounds like a movie in the making…add some other ingredients and hey presto….you can create Godzilla.

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