It’s not that every discovery made by science is ultimately proven safe. That is what happens as the research data grows, discoveries are made which can change the initial conclusions, but without science, the world will stagnate, and risks regressing into what would be a modern dark age.
The naysayers of science, in favour of any other perceived source of human advancement, are viewed from this perspective as one of the biggest threats to our future as a species.
There are many problems we face as a species, most created by ourselves, often because we have ignored a combination of the best science and some common sense.
To overcome the problems, though, we will need more science. That is particularly true when it comes to food production. We cannot afford to regress in terms of food production, considering there is no hint that the world is ready to entertain any plan to limit population growth.
As it stands, some will suggest there are too many mouths to feed, given the number of people who go to bed hungry, if not starving in our world. Sadly, that is not a food shortage problem.
It is instead a problem of wealth distribution with the poorest people and poorest countries unable to afford food while many others spend thousands on wristwatches, handbags and shoes. But that is another issue.
In terms of science, it is always fascinating to see where it might take us.
Take the hog sector, for example, a place where dealing with waste is an issue, in particular, the phosphorus in manure.
Solugen is a Quebec new company with a system utilizing some exciting science and technology to come to the problem. The system they are testing extracts 85 percent of phosphorus found in pig slurry, which is a pretty big step in addressing a perceived issue with large scale hog production.
The same process also extracts 84 percent of the water from the slurry leaving it so pure it, again, can be consumed.
No one will jump on bottled recycled water from pig manure, but there is every possibility of it being put back through the barn to other pigs.
Given that water will become an essential resource, this science is exciting even more so than it is today.
It is an advancement like this that shows just what science may come up within helping farmers continue to produce food in the future using technologies that are better for the world. It is why science must be promoted, our future demands it.
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