Tag: Animal welfare

Controversy surrounds Neuralink's BCI project as FDA approves human trials. Animal welfare concerns and ethical implications persist.

Sam Altman invests in a British lab-grown pork company, Uncommon, that uses patented technology to produce bacon and pork belly products from a single animal cell. Altman and his brother, Max, helped raise $30 million for Uncommon to scale up production. Uncommon hopes to bring cultivated meat to mainstream retail within 3-5 years. No antibiotics or animal products are used, making it easier to get regulatory approval.