Is really hard not to think of meat after doing this research. However I’m confident with how far I have come with my blog and the effort I have put into this concept of 3D meat. I have also accomplished in increasing my knowledge on a topic that has intrigued me since the first time it was introduce to me in class. The process of this research was very interesting, especially when I did my primary research on consumer’s opinions on bioprinted meat. Some participants that I interviewed thought I was crazy, and I needed to show them a video proving this ongoing research.
Finding my information was not very complex as I have thought at first, especially being that this concept is still on theory and under research. Throughout my research I was surprised by the statistics, which showed our increase in meat consumption in the future and what are the costs that go into raw meat in order for us to be able to consume it. After analyzing this information it makes you wonder, what is our future going to lead concerning our meat consumption? When our population just keeps growing and cattle population is decreasing. At this point bioprinted meat doesn’t sound like a bad alternative to me. Variety of research has also stated that countries like India, where the majority of people are vegetarians, are suddenly eating meat. This is also happening in other countries as well.
Another interesting fact found through my research is the benefits of producing bioprinted meat. I always have been a supporter of ending animal cruelty, which is one of the reasons why I found this topic fascinated. However the process of printing meat goes beyond protecting animal cruelty, it will so provides a solution to so many problems worldwide like world hunger, climate change, deforestation and fossil fuel dependency. This information is significant to understand because this way people are more open to change. Of course the thought of meat being processed in a lab isn’t appealing to some but in realty if this 3D meat taste like meat looks like meat and may even contain more nutrients than regular meat. Why should be stop ourselves to something new just because of our traditional ways?
I honestly wished that more rapid research was done, in order to provide more information referring to any side effects or complications due to consuming 3D meat. However I think my research answers questions for people who are recently investigating this topic. Like I mention previously this concept is still under research. Furthermore I hope to continue my research on this topic and look forward in observing consumer behavior, whether to consume engineer meat or not. I will also be interesting to see if this meat will even be affordable for anyone to purchase it. Overall this research has a long way to go.