The US has approved CRISPR pigs for food: Pigs whose DNA makes them resistant to a virus could be the first big consumer product using gene editing. : futurology

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 29 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Finally, some CRISPR bacon.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

-"I said CRISPR!"

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

I'm excited for it, honestly. It's really too bad all of this is happening during a time of deregulation, but CRISPr was a discovery that has fascinated me since it first started making headlines.

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago

Fixing their living conditions? Nah, just make it so they they can suffer even worse.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 weeks ago

Technology used to exploit both swine and humans, to the detriment of both their lives and well-being, for the benefit of entrenched capital.

[+] The_Caretaker@lemm.ee 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

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[–] ElcaineVolta@kbin.melroy.org 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

our opinions of appearance and their perceived 'intelligence' have no bearing on their ability to suffer; nor the unfathomable harm the animal agriculture industries are doing to the environment and our health.

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I get my chickens from local farmers. They live a good life.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The natural life span of a chicken is ten years or more. Your chickens don't have a good life, they have at best a shitty childhood where they are not able to express their instinctive behaviours.

That you are able to lie to yourself despite so much evidence being available to you speaks to the power of carnism, denial, and self delusion.

[–] ElcaineVolta@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 3 weeks ago

let's say they do, then what happens?

[–] Jabril@hexbear.net 5 points 3 weeks ago

If you Google "how intelligent are chickens" you will be surprised to find out they are much more intelligent than most give them credit for.

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Well, this is how we get zombie pigmen. So thats cool I guess.

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

[–] Alloi@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

the rich are going to start having kids that live unusually long, have unusually similar symmetric features, and have unusually high intelligence.

like miranda from mass effect.

[–] SilverFlame@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Like the plot to Gattaca

[–] Alloi@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

bingo

[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

Maybe first meat, gmo agriculture has been around a long time.

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