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working in a cultivated meat startup, msc in biotechnology, but now disillusioned and wanting to do something academic/more down to earth and helpful
If it's not too personal, may I ask what lead to your disillusionment with the field? "Lab grown" meat (assuming that's what you mean by cultivated) has seemed like a promising idea to me for a while, in terms of environmental impact and the ethical consideration of animals.
That doesn't feel helpful to you?
no, the technology is underdeveloped, and very resource intensive. I don't think it is a viable alternative at all. Better to just eat what grows from the ground than spend so much time, money, energy forcing cells that don't want to grow in such an artificial environment. I've also started to notice how it seems to be quite tied to EA and longtermism crowd, who are investing in it a lot.
True. It could still have benefits from a vegetarian or conservation perspective, though.
Have you thought about trying to get into genetically modified plant crops, then?