农业科学学报（英文版）
農業科學學報（英文版）
농업과학학보（영문판）
NONGYEKEXUEXUEBAO
2015年
2期
249-254
,共6页
cultured meat%in vitro meat%factory-grown food%anticipatory life cycle assessment%systemic environmental implications of emerging technologies
The environmental implications of cultured meat are profound. An anticipatory life cycle assessment of cultured meat published in 2011 suggested it could have a smal er impact than agricultural meat in al categories except energy consumption. As with most technologies, cultured meat wil almost certainly be accompanied by unintended consequences as wel as unforeseen costs and beneifts that accrue disproportionately to different stakeholders. Uncertainty associated with new engineered products cannot be completely eliminated prior to introduction, but ongoing environmental assessments of the technologies as they advance can serve to reduce unforeseen risks. Given the pace at which tissue engineering is advancing, systemic assessments of the technology wil be pivotal in mitigating unintended environmental consequences.
