The Pros And Cons Of Stem Cells

Stem cells hold the future. Regardless of the ethics that accompany their controversial usage, stem cells have the ability to expand the medical world as we know it exponentially. The stem cells with limitless abilities are called pluripotent embryonic stem cells. These differ extremely from adult stem cells, which are multipotent. These adult stem cells have limited differentiation. Stem cells have the ability to cure cancer, diabetes, spinal cord injury, stroke, burns, heart disease, diabetes, osteoarthritis, and much more. However, the opportunity does not stop there. Recent discoveries show that stem cells can be used to create beef. If stem cells can produce beef then they can sure produce poultry and pork as well. “In 2012, the average American consumed 71.2 pounds of red meat (beef, veal, pork, and lamb) and 54.1 pounds of poultry (chicken and turkey)”, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It is 2016 and the numbers are rising. Cattle pose as the largest threat to the situation. According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, “Cattle farms are responsible for 18 percent of greenhouse gases. Cattle emit a large volume of methane through burping and

The answer is simple economics: supply and demand. Stem cell beef must be made in specific conditions in order to form properly. Expensive equipment and laboratories must be used and extensive time must be spent. In order for this alternative of environmentally friendly meat to be viable, the price of normal meet would have to increase greatly. There is also the gross factor that comes with eating meat that was grown in a laboratory. This may pose as an economic threat when it comes to the demand of the product. People need to understand and appreciate the promise that cultured meat holds. They need to understand that global warming is real and that cattle play a huge role in the production of methane