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When Did Mike Selden Say the Public Could Try Finless Foods' Fish? · Danny in the Valley

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Finless Foods’ Mike Selden: “We brew fish meat”

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Mike Selden, founder of Finless Foods, to talk about growing fish flesh without the fish (3:15) how it works (4:30), turning mush into fillets (7:00), why he started the company (8:50), the scourge of sea lice (10:40), blind tuna (12:05), how to avoid the public relations mistakes made by the GMO…

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  1. When Did Mike Selden Say the Public Could Try Finless Foods' Fish? at 3:21

    Danny Fortson asks Mike Selden, founder of Finless Foods, when people could try the fish the company was growing. Full answer

  2. Why Would Brewed Fish Be More Appealing Than Commercial Fish at 4:00

    According to Selden, his company can drop the price and give customers the choice if they would eat cheap tuna filled with mercury and plastic or their clean… Full answer

  3. How Is Fish Meat Grown at 4:31

    The company takes a small sample of the meat around the size of a quarter from a real fish. Scientists will isolate the cells that meet the criteria. Full answer

  4. Are the Finless Foods Products Meat at 6:04

    Yes. It’s not that they aren’t meat, but they’re only one component of meat. Full answer

  5. What Problems Are Being Solved by Growing Fish at 8:58

    Selden started this concept because he has always been considerate of animal welfare, and fish are what we kill in massive numbers. Full answer

  6. How Is Cellular Biology Simpler to Do Compared to Raising Fish for Slaughter at 13:20

    Fish cells are easy in many ways. Full answer

  7. How Will the Public View Eating a Test Tube Fish Versus the Real Thing at 13:45

    Selden states that his company is trying to prevent from doing all the mistakes that the GMO industry made, in terms of not talking to people about it by… Full answer

  8. What Do People Want From Organic Food at 15:05

    They want foods that are safe, nutritious, and doesn’t have a heavy environmental impact. Full answer

  9. Are We Really Eating Bananas at 17:16

    No. According to Selden, there was a disease that wiped out all the bananas in the world in the 50s. Full answer

  10. What Are the Components Needed to Create the Meat at 24:10

    First, taking the cells that they want from a quarter of meat. Then, the cells are feed salts and sugars. Full answer

  11. What Does Selden Want Consumers to Know About the Product at 30:02

    He wants to be perfectly clear for consumers to know that what they’re buying is better. Full answer

  12. How Will We View Industrial Agriculture in 100 Years at 36:11

    Selden thinks that we’ll look back at industrial animal agriculture and think about how we’re barbarians. Full answer

  13. What Do People Think About When Considering Environmental Problems at 37:06

    They’re always talking about cars and power plants, but they overlook the massive impact of agriculture that environmentally affect our world. Full answer

  14. What Will Finless Foods’ Products Positively Provide for the Public at 38:48

    They will be able to provide a minimal switch for people to still be able to get the price, taste, and nutrients that they want and are looking for. Full answer

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