Cinistra wrote:I support this proposal for once . There is really no need for hunting, fisheries or meat production by raising livestock at all! There are huge possibilities in genetic engineering. As you probably know medicines, like insulin, is produced by recombinant DNA technology in bacterias. We could transfer genes for production of the wanted proteins into bacterias. These are grown in huge tanks, thus allowing meat production on an industrial scale. So, a reasonable WA proposal...for once.
Not to poke too big a hole in this argument, but there is a gulf of difference between expressing recombinant insulin and growing a steak protein-by-protein in bacteria. Also, there are nations of a certain technology who are going to be unable to commit to a program of genetic engineering on such a scale.
[Lord] Ambassador Darvek Tyvok
Great Chiefdom of Krioval