Today on WBAL 1040am news, a report said that the FDA was going to give thumbs up today to eating cloned animals. The producers would not need to report on where the animal had genetically come from. So cloned beef is possibly headed to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. Wow, what a world.
So I had a question, and am by no means educated on the genetic process of cloning at all, but I wondered could cloning solve the world's hunger? Could we clone enough cows to feed all people's beef? Sure there's a money element to it, but could genetic engineering save the world?
Hmmm.
--Ben
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Cloning doesn't "create" it only "re-creates". It won't create new cattle but will recreate larger, more desirable cattle. Even the clones go thru birthing and growing so there's no time advantage. It would merely be a method of standardizing. All the cuts of beef could be the same. All pork chop packages would look the same.
yeah, but could you create the Faster growing Cow? Could you generate more cows through multiplicity by In Vitro?
If you have a fast growing breed of cow you could clone that. As far as multiple births, that's more animal husbandry that I know.
"Today on WBAL 1040am news" 1040? Got taxes on the brain? WBAL, the mighty 1090.
Saw a show on History Channel last night about distilleries. It turns out that the demand for tequilla had resulted in the plant from which it's made being cloned to provide faster growth and uniform size which will allow for mechanical harvesting that's now being done by hand. "Revolutionizing the industry".
You know in addition to this discussion, I heard something that challenged me.
We already have enough resources to feed the world. As the wealthiest country in the world we have the resources to feed the world we just don't.
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