If ever there were a need for a safer, more automated food production process, it’s in our meat industry. Right now, we breed into existence billions upon billions of farm animals each year, living creatures who require extensive resources (food, water, land, etc.) for months or years before we slaughter them. The inefficiency of this system is well-publicized, as is the fact that it’s a leading driver of deforestation, antibiotic resistance, climate change, biodiversity loss, animal welfare concerns, and more.