You might have heard / read about the beef burger grown from stem cells. It cost over $300K to make, but that price will eventually drop to consumer-friendly levels. If you think about it, it makes sense: No need to worry about the inhumane treatment of cows or the amount of waste -- methane and manure -- that pollutes the planet. If you ask me, they really should create hot dogs from stem cells, considering the sort of junk that goes in them right now, kosher hot dogs excepted.
But here's the interesting question:
Is it immoral, and might it be unethical, to eat human protein burgers grown from human stem cells?
Tough one to answer. You're not killing anyone, and you're not actually eating a part that came from a real human, but that stem cell nonetheless carries the DNA of a real human.
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