>substantially cheaper price

why substantially cheaper? Break-even would be fine too, no? And as a plus, lab-grown meat is much more ethical.

I also think that replacing 'cheap' meat like ground beef would already be sufficient and would make a huge impact, there is really no need make it difficult for ourselves and try to replace rib-eye.

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SoftTalker 11 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Because if it costs the same, people will just keep buying the "real" thing.

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fooker 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

For me, it would have to be mass produced and about an order of magnitude cheaper.

I'd rather not be testing/tasting experimental lab stuff. And mass production bringing down the price with economies of scale is the real proof that the technology is ready.

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willsmith72 3 hours ago | parent [-]

there's nothing holy about eating real animals (unless you're religious)

i'm no vegan, but if identical lab-grown alternatives are available at near same cost without the hormones, antibiotics, emissions, I'll take it

	▲	fooker 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Identical is the point here. The test of 'identical' to me is going to be mass production with economies of scale. I surely don't have the equipment to test whether it's identical, nor would I trust the marketing.

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skeledrew 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Maybe there's something about lives being taken to provide the food that appeals to certain people.

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wonderwonder 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I don't think most people are going to grab lab grown out of the grocer fridge if normal beef is available for the same price. I know I would not. But if its 25% cheaper I'm happy to try it

	▲	loloquwowndueo 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I would for the same price as it doesn’t involve killing a cow. That’s a plus for me!