Episode 22: What Are The Benefits Of Cultivated Meat? - has Bioprocessing Senior Scientist & Founder of Allied Scholars for Animal Protection, Dr. Faraz Harsini, describe how lab-grown meat can change the future.

Episode Summary:

This episode of the Simple Questions Podcast features a discussion between Dylan Carnahan and Dr. Faraz Harsini, a Bioprocessing Senior Scientist at The Good Food Institute that focuses on overcoming technical and scientific obstacles facing cultivated meat. Outside of Dr. Harsini's scientific role, he is the Founder and CEO of Allied Scholars for Animal Protection (ASAP). ASAP is a non-profit organization that assists students in advocating for human and nonhuman animals.

Listen as Dr. Harsini explains what cultivated meat is, how it is created, and the impact this technology will have on our food system.

In this episode we discuss:

00:00 - Blue by Fresh of Breath Air (Apple & Spotify)
01:19 - Introducing Dr. Faraz Harsini
02:43 - What Is The Best Thing You Can Do With Your Life?
08:46 - Leading To Animal Consumption
12:52 - What Is Cultivated Meat?
15:26 - Creating Cultivated Meat
17:11 - Animal Cells & Structure
19:35 - Obstacles To Adoption
22:39 - Volume Of Production
25:48 - The Good Food Institutes Role
28:02 - The Benefits
33:43 - Antibiotics
41:51 - Allied Scholars for Animal Protection (ASAP)
46:07 - The Connection Between Animal & Human Rights
49:32 - Omission Of Death
52:30 - What Makes You Excited About Cultivated Meat?
54:23 - The Future Of Cultivated Meat
55:34 - Closing Remarks
59:24 - Conclusion and Information

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