Myostatin Mutation

[John Connellan]

well, in my experience the best cuts of meat have more fat...more marbleing.

Fair enough, then I suppose you would be one of those cannibals that would prefer Down's flesh

 

[deicider]

damn, have the same mutation..

 

[Orleander]

damn, have the same mutation..

as Downs? You type quite well, I never would have guessed.

 

[visceral_instinct]

It wouldn't affect the eater in a more harmful way, no. However, there is a slight difference between these 2 scenarios.

The mutation in the cattle is one which might make it even better to eat - better quality muscle.

Since Down Syndrome people are prone to muscle hypotonia, a cannibal might not prefer the flesh to that of a human without Down's. That is purely a matter of taste though and eating the Down's flesh should certainly do no more harm than eating regular flesh.

I thought hypotonia only made it looser? How would that make it taste different?

 

[Orleander]

I think it would be tenderer

 

[John Connellan]

I thought hypotonia only made it looser? How would that make it taste different?

I didn't say it tasted different - just that most cannibals would prefer regular flesh I'd imagine

I dont think sirloin tastes very different to fillet, but I prefer fillet because of it's texture.

 

[John Connellan]

I think it would be tenderer

Perhaps. None of us (I hope ) are cannibals, so hard to tell really.

Anyway the point is that there should be no harm to the eater.