2023-08-10 · auto-analysis (draft)

Slaughter-Free Meat, Coming Soon To Your Dinner Table w/ Josh Tetrick | EP#58

This excerpt discusses the goal of producing slaughter-free meat, the environmental and economic issues with current meat production, and the need to reinvent food systems to meet rising global protein demands. The podcast discusses the history of industrial meat production, the genetic modification of chickens, and the potential of cultured meat as a sustainable alternative, with Josh Tetrick sharing his company's journey. The podcast episode discusses the initial steps in developing cultivated meat, including research, combining techniques from biopharmaceutical and food production industries, and the process of cultivating meat in a bioreactor. The podcast discusses the process of creating cultivated meat, its benefits, and the challenges in achieving cost parity with conventional meat production. Discussion on the terminology, future, and challenges of cultivated meat, emphasizing th

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Slaughter-free meat Biotech ▶ 0:01
Discussing the goal of producing meat without slaughtering animals.
Environmental impact of meat production Economy|Geopolitics|Health|Transportation ▶ 3:30
Highlighting the environmental and economic issues with current meat production methods.
Redefining food systems Biotech ▶ 3:00
Proposing a new approach to meat production through cell-based cultivation.
Global food demand Economy|Geopolitics|Health|Transportation ▶ 6:32
Exploring the rising demand for high-quality protein as people move out of poverty.
Agriculture and Industrialization AgriTech|Agriculture ▶ 9:41
The episode discusses the transition from small-scale farming to large-scale industrial meat production post-World War II.
Genetic Modification of Animals Biotech ▶ 11:52
The conversation delves into how modern chickens have been genetically modified for meat production, losing their original characteristics.
Cultured Meat Biotech ▶ 15:00
Josh Tetrick shares the founding story of his company, focusing on the opportunity to develop cultured meat as a more sustainable alternative to traditional meat production.
Sustainability and Food Security Economy|Sustainability ▶ 19:16
The discussion highlights the potential of cultured meat to address food security and environmental issues.
Biotech Biotech ▶ 19:27
Discussing the initial steps in developing cultivated meat, focusing on research and combining techniques from biopharmaceutical and food production industries.
Health Health ▶ 23:04
Explaining the environmental and health benefits of cultivated meat compared to traditional meat production methods.
Technology Tech ▶ 24:02
Describing the process of cultivating meat, including sourcing cells and feeding them in a bioreactor.
Sustainability Economy ▶ 25:01
Highlighting the inefficiencies of traditional meat production and the potential for cultivated meat to be more sustainable.
Cost Economy ▶ 35:01
Explaining the current cost of cultivated meat and the projected path to cost parity with conventional meat production.
Future Production Biotech ▶ 37:02
Discussing the need for larger production vessels to reduce costs and increase efficiency in meat cultivation.

Predictions made

open Josh Tetrick: As people move out of extreme poverty to the middle class, they will want higher and higher quality protein.
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“if they can then what do you clearcut more rainforest do you chop down you know City buildings and plant crops there to feed them we need to reinvent how we produce high quality protein for individuals”
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open Josh Tetrick: The company will continue to research and develop cultured meat technologies.
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“step one was figuring out what the current state of the research is”
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open Josh Tetrick: Cultivated meat will start with a cell and can be sourced from a cell bank, biopsy, or fresh piece of meat.
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“we get ours that's currently being sold uh from a cell bank and that original cell comes from an egg”
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open Josh Tetrick: After identifying the appropriate cell line and feed, the meat will be manufactured in a bioreactor over about 3 weeks.
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“after about 3 weeks you're removing so just if your listeners just imagine a stainless steel vessel that looks somewhat similar to what a brewery would look like and imagine taking the top off that stainless steel vessel and what you see when you look down it is raw unstructured chicken beef or pork”
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open Josh Tetrick: The cost of cultivated meat will get to or below the cost of conventional meat production in 10 years.
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“we see a path over the next 10 years to get at or below the cost of that conventional production so at or below $4”
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open Peter Diamandis: Future in which vertical farms and cultivated meat are leveling the playing field and bringing food security around the world.
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“vertical farms and cultivated meat that is really leveling the playing field and bringing us towards food security around the world”
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open Unknown: Storytelling will continue to be a powerful tool for entrepreneurs to connect with their audience.
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“Storytelling is just wound up in our DNA and um other than I just think this acknowledgement that it just is so very human.”
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open Josh Tetrick: By 2040, the majority of meat will be cultivated instead of slaughtered.
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“if we get this right the majority of meat that will be made on January 1st 2040 will be cultivated instead of slaughtered.”
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open Josh Tetrick: Large-scale production will start in about 2 years.
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“but to get up to Millions tens of millions of pounds you got to get in these bigger vessels and that's not going to happen for at least another two years”
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open Peter Diamandis: Future advancements in meat production will include reaching the moon and Mars.
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“it's time to hit the moon and go to Mars next”
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