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Thursday, July 16, 2015

Tech firms show appetite for lab-grown food....

Click HERE & HERE

HCIBS classes, the last qn of the quiz was from article 1 above....

Use technology to 'grow' food in the lab as opposed to growing them 'naturally out there' is a revolutionary thingy...
The obvious pros are the alleviation of strain on Mother nature (no need clear land to grow crops and no fears of excessive chemical fertilizers and pesticides polluting the soil and underground water)....and if we're talking about 'growing meat', there is the obvious benefits and convenience of not having to confront the ethical issues of animals undergoing pain and suffering just so that we can fill our stomach.....there's of coz also tremendous savings in cost of production through mass production.....
On the flip side, the taste factor still proves lacking.....It's not just about the food not being delicious enough, but also the psychological YUCKS factor we have to contend with....