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A friend just had a brilliant idea, though a bit odd, for the meat issue... Lizard tails. They pop off with no health risks to the animal, and they grow back. infinite meat source, no killing.
@freemo still much more intrusive than things like keeping cattle for milk - and that certainly generates a lot of upset in a non-trivial portion of society. The open wound is prone to infection and other damage that means it's not really as repeatable as we'd like.
@kline That could be, im not really sure of how risky it is. I know that when they loose their tail it doesnt bleed or act like a usual open wound. But you may be right that there is some risk of infection
@freemo it's pretty high cost and risky for them.
@kline That wouldnt surprise me
@freemo the cool thing about it is that the anti-bleeding response is something we have as well - retract and constrict the blood vessels. Obviously, it's a bit more developed in lizards, as an antipredation tactic than it is in humans, but humans can reduce blood loss in this way in some circumstances in otherwise rapidly fatal arterial injuries.
@kline Makes sense. Are you an expert on any of this or just general knowledge?
@freemo A little more than general knowledge but a long way from expert.
@kline fair, well if you know anything about lizard biology specifically youll be a step up from me. I know general biology but nothing related to lizard tails.
@freemo I know more about human wounding than lizard wounding, unfortunately. Reptile medic sounds like a great job.
@kline human biology I understand fairly well too, nothing too specialized about wounds other than the basics. Most of my study was in genetics and neurobiology and some microbiology
@freemo might be able to do this with starfish and a few other organisms too! but there's a lot of good research pointing towards using bacteria to "grow" meat, probably a better route lol. i don't think lizard tails are very meaty, and they take a long time to grow
@iamo Fair points
@freemo but when lizards have enough food resources or energy to provide cells for regeneration 🤔 then how it is infinite??
@freemo Australian natives used to thrive on lizards too. Down under has some silly lizards that "look toxic" as their defense mechanism, but are completely safe to eat.