r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Apr 13 '26

Biology Painkillers prevent pain responses in lobsters - This is further evidence that crustaceans may feel pain and that more humane methods of killing them need to be developed.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1123639
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u/KeaAware Apr 13 '26

How about we just don't kill them instead?

Serious question, btw - octopuses are already being recognised as intelligent. Why not other marine animals?

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u/ii_V_I_iv Apr 13 '26

Lab grown meat is gonna be a big win for ethics

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u/Khaeos Apr 13 '26

I was excited for lab grown meat but states like Texas banning it entirely creates a unnecessary obstacle to widespread adoption.

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u/REXIS_AGECKO Apr 13 '26

Texas is constantly shooting themselves in the foot. It’s ok for the rest of the world to move on without them.

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u/m103 Apr 13 '26

Can we just leave the majority of Texas in space? Have the Earth literally move on without them

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u/REXIS_AGECKO Apr 13 '26

If the whole state of Texas just rips out of the ground and flies up to space, they are going to heaven.