A Future of Lab-Produced Meat?

LA Weekly's Squid Ink Blog ^ | January 22, 2014 | Ben Wurgaft

[Olog-hai]

When, if ever, will we eat lab-grown meat? …

That sure is one rhetorical “we”. For my part, I will pass on that; I’d rather eat raw cabbage for a month.

[Catmom]

Ugh. I’d rather go vegan.

[bigheadfred]

Oh veally?

[MuttTheHoople]

"SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!!!"

[JoeProBono]

[HangnJudge]

Nope, much simpler... Soylent

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soylent_(food_substitute)

[James C. Bennett]

We eat lab-produced GM products with wanton abandon - plants genetically modified to withstand high dosages of pesticides (not necessarily a bad thing, Big Agro-government collusion notwithstanding). I won’t be surprised if meat products produced in laboratory tanks become popular, too. The market will force the change, when an lb of nearly-indistinguishable-from-conventional-meat synthetic meat costs $2, while conventional meat of the same quantity costs $8.

[ansel12]

During the meat shortages around the end of the Vietnam war, some supermarkets were trying various mixes of meat and grains to lower the price for ground beef, one that I ran into was very good, most weren’t.

I would like someone to perfect a recipe of beef flavor, grains, and real beef to make a cheap and healthy ground hamburger mix for burgers, chili, spaghetti sauce and such.

[UCANSEE2]

Can’t we just make meat with a 3D Printer ?

It can make a Pizza.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Yes, Barry, Michelle and the elites will be eating heritage pork, Wagyu beef and Chilean sea bass and we’ll be eating McMeat.

[2ndDivisionVet]

This will be printed, in some instances. And pizza is not all that printers are doing. Use the FR keyword “3dprinting” to see what I mean.

[UCANSEE2]

"Where did you get my baby picture ?"

[UCANSEE2]

When it can print this, please ping me. Right away.

[Delta 21]

I wonder how much a new "bacon" cartridge cost?

[Paradox]

In 2008 PETA announced a $1 Million prize that would go to the first group that brought a convincing chicken nugget substitute to market

I have to give credit where credit is due. Didn't think they would put their money where their mouth is. I think this is a great idea on their part.

[UCANSEE2]

The question is, can they print a girl made out of bacon ?

[luvbach1]

That’s nice looking bacon!

[Cold Heart]

The problem with GM plants modified to resist high doses of herbicide is the residual herbicide we end up eating due to the plant being high doesd with herbicide.

Lab produced meat resembles pink slime, good luck marketing.

[James C. Bennett]

For now.

It’s not a major obstacle. Throw in some genes that produce the right colouring / pigmentation.