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I am not that big of a meat eater to start with ... definitely not sure I want to eat cloned meats!
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US body backs sale of cloned food
A series of studies have said cloned meat is safe to eat
Meat and milk from cloned animals is safe for human consumption, the US food regulator said in a draft ruling.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ruled that cloned cattle, pigs and goats produced food "as safe as the food we eat every day".
The recommendation, coming after a five-year study, is a major step towards allowing food from animals onto US supermarket shelves.
A public consultation period will take place before final approval is given.
Opponents say a majority of US consumers are against animal cloning.
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Originally Posted by houstonmacbro
I am not that big of a meat eater to start with ... definitely not sure I want to eat cloned meats!
Yuck!
It tastes different?
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Don't know. Don't want to find out.
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Originally Posted by houstonmacbro
Opponents say a majority of US consumers are against animal cloning.
And the majority of US consumers can't figure out how to program the time into their VCR. So maybe not the best pool for finding intelligent viewpoints.
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Originally Posted by houstonmacbro
Don't know. Don't want to find out.
I'd be really curious at how duplicate DNA would be bad for you. Presumably, someone else ate the real thing and would be ok.
And real problems would stem from a bad choice to clone.
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Originally Posted by Dakar²
I'd be really curious at how duplicate DNA would be bad for you. Presumably, someone else ate the real thing and would be ok.
And real problems would stem from a bad choice to clone.
I suppose terrorists could sneak a mad cow infected specimen in there...
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I guess for me it is the whole 'ickyness' factor.
Like I said, I am not a big meat eater to begin with so the mere thought of having more meat 'grown' to be harvested is ... a little ... sick to start with.
But I don't want this to turn into a vegetarian vs. meat-eater discussion.
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I think you're choice of adjective is throwing me, because yuck and icky don't come to mind. Disturbing and creepy, maybe.
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Even though it is cloned, is it EXACTLY like the original? I know twins are supposed to be exact duplicates of each other, but that is not exactly true either. They have natural variations.
Also, just think ... pork is not exactly 'big-free' ... what happens when those worms (parasites) get cloned and perhaps evolve/devolve in the process.
I see this opening up a can of worms (pun intended).
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They are the same in my book.
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Originally Posted by houstonmacbro
They are the same in my book.
I find that icky.
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Cloned beef, it's what's for dinner.
Clone, clone on the range...
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Originally Posted by Sky Captain
Cloned beef, it's what's for dinner.
Clone, clone on the range...
Where the deer flavored cloned antelope play...
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Why can't they do something useful with this cloning technology?
Like Jessica Alba. Then we could all have one.
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Originally Posted by Doofy
Why can't they do something useful with this cloning technology?
Like Jessica Alba. Then we could all have one.
Just one? You disappoint me.
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Originally Posted by Gossamer
Just one? You disappoint me.
I think she starts becoming a heart attack risk at +1
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I figured he'd say something like
"Well most of you old chaps could only get one of her but Uncle Doofy with his huge would steal them all away because I'm so awesome. Blokes."
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Originally Posted by Gossamer
Just one? You disappoint me.
I'll take 2. And a few Kiera Knightlys.
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Originally Posted by Gossamer
Just one? You disappoint me.
Well, gotta make room for a Biel.
There's only so many totty Uncle Doof can fit in the same room as his ego, you know.
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Originally Posted by Doofy
Well, gotta make room for a Biel.
There's only so many totty Uncle Doof can fit in the same room as his ego, you know.
That's what I like to hear.
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Originally Posted by Doofy
Well, gotta make room for a Biel.
There's only so many totty Uncle Doof can fit in the same room as his ego, you know.
Having an Alba, Biel, and Knightly would make my ego puff up like a balloon.
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It's supposed to make something else puff up there, mitch.
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Originally Posted by Dakar²
It's supposed to make something else puff up there, mitch.
This is where you're supposed to include the lighter colored text underneath apologizing for going for the obvious joke.
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This thread developed nicely!
(I'll take 2 Biels and 2 Albas at different ages please)
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Originally Posted by Gossamer
This is where you're supposed to include the lighter colored text underneath apologizing for going for the obvious joke.
This is where I tell you to shut up.
Have a Happy New Year.
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If we clone the hampstor®, will the pages load snappier?
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I'm trying to figure out how to say "I'll have an Alba and a steak to eat for dinner" without getting banned...
The cloning part is just fine with me, steak and Alba on Monday, Tuesday, whenever!
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Originally Posted by badidea
This thread developed nicely!
(I'll take 2 Biels and 2 Albas at different ages please)
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I hate to throw this thread off topic, but what exactly is the benefit of cloned meat? I can't think of a single one, and isn't it insanely expensive to clone an animal?
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Uncle Skeleton = Buzz kill
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Not coming to a table near me. I don't think Canada has approved this (yet).
I'm not sure I necessarily see anything wrong with eating cloned meat. However, I question the wisdom of intentionally limiting the gene pool this way.
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Find the best tasting cow, keep cloning it? How could this be bad? I only see it being yummy.
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Mmmm no more bad steak 4 eva.
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Originally Posted by imitchellg5
Mmmm no more bad steak 4 eva.
I guess it's not entirely true. If it Betsy # 12930193012931029301923019310239120391023910390129 30123910293 gets sick, she might not taste so yummy at burgertime.
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The question is, are they going to be cloning entire animals, or just using cloned cells to grow meat.
If they're cloning the whole animal, then I don't really see the point. It will take up even more resources than traditionally raised animals and won't provide any benefits. If they're just growing steaks, cool! I'll definitely give it a try, but it also definitely won't taste the same as the meat never got exercise or good feeds. I'm sure that eventually they'll be able to overcome that, but at first it will most likely taste completely different. Might be better though, who knows.
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This all gives me a craving to watch The Island. Shucks that's a fun movie.
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Originally Posted by nonhuman
The question is, are they going to be cloning entire animals, or just using cloned cells to grow meat.
If they're cloning the whole animal, then I don't really see the point. It will take up even more resources than traditionally raised animals and won't provide any benefits. If they're just growing steaks, cool! I'll definitely give it a try, but it also definitely won't taste the same as the meat never got exercise or good feeds. I'm sure that eventually they'll be able to overcome that, but at first it will most likely taste completely different. Might be better though, who knows.
The animal I believe.
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I love being a vegetarian
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But if you are a vegetarian you can't eat steak. How do you live without steak?
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hey, they're genetically engineering fruits and veggies too ya know!
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Originally Posted by nonhuman
The question is, are they going to be cloning entire animals, or just using cloned cells to grow meat.
They're going to be cloning the best breeders (entire animal). Then they fill the farms with these cloned breeders and you eat their naturally-conceived kids. That's how I understand it anyways.
A bit like cloning me (complete with inherent awesomeness) and sending the copies around to every Jessicas' house. Except if you ate any of my clones' kids my clones would kick your ass.
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Originally Posted by Doofy
They're going to be cloning the best breeders (entire animal). Then they fill the farms with these cloned breeders and you eat their naturally-conceived kids. That's how I understand it anyways.
A bit like cloning me (complete with inherent awesomeness) and sending the copies around to every Jessicas' house.
Oh no you didn't! ( Alba or Simpson or both?)
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Originally Posted by imitchellg5
Oh no you didn't! ( Alba or Simpson or both?)
Alba, Biel, Simpson, Riccardi, whatever. Wherever there's a Jessica Uncle Doof's clones will probably be able to produce good quality kiddies.
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Cloning animals costs a fortune. It's very non cost-effective.
The only problem I can see down the line is if they're cloning for breeding purposes, then we're shrinking the gene pool. If we start breeding animals for food that are living lives with deformities because of pseudo inbreeding, then I have a problem with it.
But then I don't understand a whole lot about that side of it, maybe it wouldn't be a problem.
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Just for you info, 90% of all vegetables in supermarkets are genetically altered.
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Originally Posted by Doofy
They're going to be cloning the best breeders (entire animal). Then they fill the farms with these cloned breeders and you eat their naturally-conceived kids. That's how I understand it anyways.
That makes zero sense. Wouldn't the offspring of the best breeders also be good breeders? And if not, then the goodness of breeding is probably not genetic so the clone wouldn't have it either.
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Originally Posted by SirCastor
The only problem I can see down the line is if they're cloning for breeding purposes, then we're shrinking the gene pool. If we start breeding animals for food that are living lives with deformities because of pseudo inbreeding, then I have a problem with it.
The risks of cloning have nothing to do with the gene pool, it's because cloning is an imperfect tool to say the least, and the majority of clones animals have major birth defects and developmental problems. These are not due to the DNA being wrong, they're due to the fact that you ripped the nucleus out of one cell and stuck it in another (there's more to life than DNA). I still don't see any benefit to doing this for food (unless they mean genetically altered animals, like seedless watermelons, but I doubt they do).
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What if, through cloning, we created an entire world of white, blond, attractive, intelligent, physically fit humans? Would you support this initiative?
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Originally Posted by Uncle Skeleton
That makes zero sense. Wouldn't the offspring of the best breeders also be good breeders? And if not, then the goodness of breeding is probably not genetic so the clone wouldn't have it either.
Well, that's what they intend to do. I never said it made sense. I mean, if you want something that makes sense then it'd be don't clone, breed. The whole cloning thing doesn't make any sense at all to me, unless we're talking Jessicas.
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So if you eat a steak you think you've eaten before, is it Déjà Moo?
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