The Future of Autocannibalism

If we had meat machines in our kitchens that grew flesh from culture, would we eat ourselves? It would eliminate the spread of prion-based diseases like mad cow and even the supersensitive would not be allergic to it. Philosophically, it seems like it might appeal to PETA; growing cultured pork or beef, although mostly cruelty-free, still requires some animal suffering to obtain the necessary cultures and embraces instrumentalization of animals. Would autocannibalism ever become a popular food choice?

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