Posted on 11/29/2009 9:54:29 AM PST by Steelfish
Meat Grown In Laboratory In World First Scientists have managed to grow a form of meat in a laboratory for the first time, according to reports.
29 Nov 2009
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Researchers in the Netherlands created what was described as soggy pork and are now investigating ways to improve the muscle tissue in the hope that people will one day want to eat it. No one has yet tasted their produce, but it is believed the artificial meat could be on sale within five years. Vegetarian groups welcomed the news, saying there was “no ethical objection” if meat was not a piece of a dead animal.
Mark Post, professor of physiology at Eindhoven University, told The Sunday Times: “What we have at the moment is rather like wasted muscle tissue. We need to find ways of improving it by training it and stretching it, but we will get there. “This product will be good for the environment and will reduce animal suffering. If it feels and tastes like meat, people will buy it.
“You could take the meat from one animal and create the volume of meat previously provided by a million animals.” The scientists extracted cells from the muscle of a live pig and then put them in a broth of other animal products. The cells then multiplied and created muscle tissue. They believe that it can be turned into something like steak if they can find a way to artificially "exercise" the muscle.
The project is backed by the Dutch government and a sausage maker and comes following the creation of artificial fish fillets from goldfish muscle cells. Meat produced in a laboratory could reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with real animals.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
mmmm, tasty!
Soylent green is people
I’ll bet it’s not as good as the 19 oz ribeye I had last night for my birthday dinner.
I would think that a small electric current would force the muscle to “exercise”. It shouldn’t be too tough a problem.
If it tastes good and has all the nutrients of real meat, I’d eat it.
How many folks had soy turkey this year??
We turn everything into an obcession. I think it's called "marketing".
If it becomes cost-effective to produce, and creates a commercially-acceptable meat, what’s the problem ?
It’s not all that different from making Pringles’, or that infamous “cheese food” from vegetable oil...
I can see people being put off by the idea of “tank grown” meat, but if it tasted and had the texture and mouth feel of real beef, I’d eat it.
I didn’t know you could “grow meat”. Can I buy some seeds?
but does it taste like chicken???
‘cept I like mine medium rare...so tell me what the red stuff is first...
My funny liberal GF thinks this new product should be called “PETA Meat.” Slogan could be: “One cause fits all!”
My funny liberal GF thinks this new product should be called “PETA Meat.” Slogan could be: “One cause fits all!”
Just think, now everyone can eat dolphin and long pig without all the hassle of flying to third world countries.
They mock the Prophet. This is grounds for jihad.
Artificial meat grown in laboratory (Described as “soggy pork”- yum!)
Seed Daily | 11-29-09
Posted on 12/01/2009 12:40:04 AM PST by bronzey
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2397456/posts
Jihad, Crusade, call it anything just so’s I get to club poor, dumb animals to death.
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