Scientists aim for lab-grown meat..

[IGBT]

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Tissue engineering techniques were first developed for medical use and small amounts of edible fish tissue have been grown in research conducted by Nasa.

"With a single cell, you could theoretically produce the world's annual meat supply. And you could do it in a way that's better for the environment and human health.

The new techniques could also provide a dilemma for vegetarians.

 

[shimsham]

ehhh, just doesnt seem right.

 

[NFS4]

Cool, we're getting one step closer to the food replicators in STNG

 

[cjgallen]

Originally posted by: NFS4
Cool, we're getting one step closer to the food replicators in STNG

:thumbsup:

 

[IGBT]

ehhh, just doesnt seem right.

..are we "feeling"..or are we "thinking"?

 

[Rebasxer]

I've heard about this before, I think this is a repost, but prolly from a few months back, oh well, if it can get me steaks cheaper, I'm all for it!

 

[shimsham]

Originally posted by: IGBT

ehhh, just doesnt seem right.

..are we "feeling"..or are we "thinking"?

purely emotional response.

 

[lokiju]

i-Robot (book not movie)

 

[BigToque]

If you could grow the meat then we wouldn't have to have these huge factories killing hundreds of animals everyday.

We could have open ranches where people could still have natural alternatives and wouldn't need to eat the horomone injected crap I have to eat today.

Plus artifical stuff would likely be cheaper and could be used to feed so many people in poorer countries.

 

[IGBT]

..I wonder if the could grow Liverwurst??..........and bacon and turkey franks..all the good stuff.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

I don't believe this is going to be cost effective for a long time.

 

[Schadenfroh]

:thumbsup:

Would be great to have it done this way. This way you dont have to think about all those poor animals that are being killed everday for our food.

 

[EatSpam]

Originally posted by: IGBT
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Tissue engineering techniques were first developed for medical use and small amounts of edible fish tissue have been grown in research conducted by Nasa.

"With a single cell, you could theoretically produce the world's annual meat supply. And you could do it in a way that's better for the environment and human health.

The new techniques could also provide a dilemma for vegetarians.

Sweet... but watch Big Agriculture try to crush this.

 

[EatSpam]

Originally posted by: Stefan
If you could grow the meat then we wouldn't have to have these huge factories killing hundreds of animals everyday.

We could have open ranches where people could still have natural alternatives and wouldn't need to eat the horomone injected crap I have to eat today.

Plus artifical stuff would likely be cheaper and could be used to feed so many people in poorer countries.

I''m looking forward to that part especially.

 

[IGBT]

...there's another good idea. They can grow Spam. Mabe they can sell the seeds and we can grow Spam in the window sill??:Q

 

[Black88GTA]

Originally posted by: IGBT
...there's another good idea. They can grow Spam. Mabe they can sell the seeds and we can grow Spam in the window sill??:Q

Spama-Pet!

OMFG, I'LL MAKE MILLIONS!!!11!1!

 

[Rainsford]

Originally posted by: EatSpam

Originally posted by: IGBT
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Tissue engineering techniques were first developed for medical use and small amounts of edible fish tissue have been grown in research conducted by Nasa.

"With a single cell, you could theoretically produce the world's annual meat supply. And you could do it in a way that's better for the environment and human health.

The new techniques could also provide a dilemma for vegetarians.

Sweet... but watch Big Agriculture try to crush this.

Of course they will...remember all the crap about "franken-corn" and now things are advertised as being totally natural? People are stupid, they don't realize it's the same freaking stuff.

 

[sixone]

Originally posted by: Stefan
We could have open ranches where people could still have natural alternatives and wouldn't need to eat the horomone injected crap I have to eat today.

There are hundreds of those ranches in operation today - I own part of one. Maybe you shouldn't sit around waiting for one to come to you.

 

[SVT Cobra]

this would be great for places in africa!

 

[lozina]

so to follow up on this we can grow cheaper women too? seems they cost more than steaks

 

[Slacker]

Ridiculous, cows are very efficient meat growing hosts. Now we are going to build factories to "Grow" meat? what will we feed the cells? will we build factories to produce synthesized "Feed" for the cells to eat

 

[EatSpam]

Originally posted by: Slacker
Ridiculous, cows are very efficient meat growing hosts. Now we are going to build factories to "Grow" meat? what will we feed the cells? will we build factories to produce synthesized "Feed" for the cells to eat

Sounds like a lot of jobs to me!

 

[Slacker]

Originally posted by: EatSpam

Originally posted by: Slacker
Ridiculous, cows are very efficient meat growing hosts. Now we are going to build factories to "Grow" meat? what will we feed the cells? will we build factories to produce synthesized "Feed" for the cells to eat

Sounds like a lot of jobs to me!

O.k. fine, but all those workers will be required to eat hay and sh!t in a bag to replace the lost manure.