Scientist grows meat in vat.

Ananova ^ | September 30, 2002 | mg39

[mg39]

Scientist says he can create meat without killing animals

A Dutch scientist says he can create artificial meat in laboratories without killing animals.

Wiete Westerhof, from the University of Amsterdam, plans to use the same method used to produce artificial skin.

He believes he will be able to grow lumps of meat weighing up to 50kg in large containers.

The meat would be produced using collagen particles and muscle cells taken from "animal donors" who would not be harmed.

The muscle cells would then grow and multiply on the collagen.

Mr Westerhof anticipates containers able to hold more than 5,000 litres, in which the meat would grow in a nutrient solution.

This liquid would contain 62 ingredients, including 20 amino acids, 12 vitamins and various enzymes.

"The product will have the structure and taste of lean meat, but animals won't have to suffer for it," said Mr Westerhof.

The dermatologist says pork, beef and chicken meat could all be produced artificially as well as kangaroo, whale and shellfish.

Mr Westerhof and two businessmen own the worldwide patent to the method and are looking for investors.

[Axenolith]

[sniff, weep] But CELLS would die!!!

[The FRugitive]

I don't care, I wouldn't eat that shit. I want my meat comeing from animals not a laboratory.

[aShepard]

Please supersize my McVat, with tofu fries.

[ikka]

Wiete's Miete.

[Dakmar]

Whew, you just restored my faith in this website with that bit of silliness!

[VRWC_minion]

This guy is going to get sued by McDonalds for releasing their secret forumla for the hamburg meat.

[joesnuffy]

The democrats have found The Torch's and Algores replacements

[Focault's Pendulum]

I'm registering the new franchise name as we speak

Vat's All...Folk's

[Frank_Discussion]

Mmmmm... brains...

[mhking]

"Hold muh beer 'n watch this!" PING....

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[ZinGirl]

plans to use the same method used to produce artificial skin.

"....and it tastes like chicken."

[Barnacle]

Vat meat! Yummm.

[eastforker]

Interesting topic,the only touble with it is I doubt you could get ribeye's or T-bones,more likely ground beef,like the hamburger steaks in the frozen food section.Nothing like corn fed beef or pork for that perfect steak,think I'll thaw one out for supper right now.

[mhking]

Mmmmmmmmm...... Meat-flavored doughnuts........

[dd5339]

What's the fun of vat hunting? Half the fun of eating meat is going out and killing it yourself!

Semper Fi

[The FRugitive]

Pull one out for me too. I'll be over around 6.

[eastforker]

Rare,MR,or well done.I prefer mine with the ass,wiped,horns knocked off and sent in on the hoof with a branding iron supplying the heat.

[johnny7]

We had this in college... we called it “mystery meat”.

I can hear it now... “How do you want your meat cooked?”

[Sloth]

Is vat-grown pork kosher?

[MarketR]

Hmmm....

Just to try out some ad slogans...

Veat...the other meat.

"How would you like your veat? Aged, or fresh out of the vat?"

"Got Veat?"

"Veat...good from the bottom of the vat"

Veat...It's only the thought you can't stomach"

Yours.....