I DO loves me a Deli Rotisserie chicken, though! I can make 4 meals from one of those, plus chicken stock.
I truly believe that the chicken is one of the most useful critters on the planet. ;)
Posted on 02/22/2026 5:39:53 AM PST by dennisw
However, he also argued that the world must embrace a future where controversial gene-edited foods are commonplace on supermarket shelves.
He said we will soon be eating meat and drinking milk from animals whose evolution has been ‘sped up’ using technology.
This could include cows and chickens bred to resist disease and grow faster, as gene editing techniques make them ‘more efficient’ in every way.
Experts are working out how to ‘accelerate’ the selection of traits that already occur naturally within an animal, he explained.
Scientists have bred cows with ‘elite genetics’ that could see tastier steaks, burgers and mince on supermarket shelves in the UK in just three years.
Experts in the US have come up with a way to make sperm from superior bulls more available to breeders.
Their project, called ‘Surrogate Sires’, involves genetically editing regular bulls to make them sterile, meaning they produce none of their own sperm.
These animals then receive an injection of stem cells taken from the testicles of another bull with ‘first-class genetics’.
When these ‘surrogate’ bulls go on to breed, they pass on the ‘top grade’ genes from the other bull – meaning their offspring will contain superior traits that make their meat taste better.
As a result the most desirable steaks – from the likes of Wagyu and Black Angus cows – could soon become more widely available.
The work was presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) conference in Phoenix.
The technology has been patented and licensed to the UK-based Pig Improvement Company which intends to commercialise the system in the next three to five years, it is understood.
‘Surrogate Sires can become an opportunity for many farmers to access genetics they never could have before,’ Dr Jon Oatley, from Washington State University, said.
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“Eat the seasons.”
Great addition! Yep. No trucked-in Strawberries from CA to WI for Valentine’s Day! ;)
If you can’t grow/raise it yourself, shop and eat locally.
How to Buy Local Food: A Simple Guide:
https://fillyourplate.org/how-to-buy-local-food-a-simple-guide/
Just appalling. We have been getting our beef and sausage from local farmers.
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You may continue to do this; but please don’t use RFK, Jr., to force others to do it your way. We don’t need an EU-style food police.
I do drumsticks, too. I like them in the crock pot with (homemade) BBQ sauce. Low and slow all day - they fall off the bone. :) An inexpensive and satisfying meal.
Homemade BBQ Sauce:
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/51226/a-very-popular-bbq-sauce/
When I was growing up, we always ate the seasons. That was before we had groceries from every place under the sun. It was usually fairly local. It’s a great way to eat.
What could go wrong?
“Sudip Parikh” A new derogatory spelling for the male genital.
Darn you! I was still sipping my last cuppa.....
Soon you will not be able to taste the difference between cow an road kill.
well, if an “expert” says it, it must be true ...
“The one thing I’d be hesitant about is when they splice in genes from other species.”
i don’t know, i heard that Chimera steaks are mighty tasty!
“Sounds a little too much like soylent green to me”
Soylent Green is people ... i think they’re talking about other kinds of animals here ...
Well, the people who eat this stuff are sheep.
“We have been getting our beef and sausage from local farmers.”
well, you’ll still be able to, it’s just that the local farmers will be raising “new and improved” beasts ...
NO THANKS
“if I buy chicken breasts, ONE BREAST is enough to feed the TWO of us at a meal! I always say to Beau, ‘What the h#ll are they feeding these chickens?’”
or those breasts could be coming from capons ...
How can you tell? It doesn’t say on the packaging. These are packaged of 6 breasts - each one is huge. I freeze them separately as one is enough for a meal.
just speculation regarding a possible reason for the apparently ridiculous breast size that you mentioned ... that’s all ... not likely though, as capon meat wouldn’t generally be sold like mass-produced chickens as capon meat is a premium product that takes longer to raise and is more succulent than mass-produced chicken ...
“Well, the people who eat this stuff are sheep.”
though if the new and improved beasts become the norm, it’ll be more difficult and more expensive to obtain the old-style beasts ...
I DO loves me a Deli Rotisserie chicken, though! I can make 4 meals from one of those, plus chicken stock.
I truly believe that the chicken is one of the most useful critters on the planet. ;)
LOL!
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