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Lab-Grown Meat Chunks - It's What's For Dinner
jonerik writes "CNN has this story on a NASA-funded project being conducted at Touro College in New York. In the experiment, segments of muscle are cut from large goldfish and placed in a vat of 'nutrient-rich liquid,' with the fish chunks growing by 16% within a week. It is hoped that future developments will permit astronauts on long-term missions to include fresh meat in their diet without having to bring along actual animals and fish into space. New Scientist is also reporting the story."
It was the 1953 classic "The Space Merchants" by Pohl and Kornbluth about a world with advertising gone mad. "Chicken Little" was a major plot element.
There's also Quorn, which according to NPR is a popular european meat-substitute. It's made from fungus (not mushrooms, lower than that), and doesn't even require being farmed like soy beans. It can simply be made in a fermentation plant.
Sounded interesting, and apparently it tastes pretty good.
(Mmmm... Quorn Dogs...)
mark
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1) Meat is not unhealthy. A balanced diet is the one of the keys factors to a long and healthy life. As a matter of fact, meats contain several key protiens that the body uses in maintaining healthy skin, hair, and nails.
2) Fats are a useful dietary substance, containing a good amoung of 'food energy'. But like with all things, it is important not to consume too much.
3) Cholesterol, which comes in 'good' and 'bad' forms, does exist in plants. And eating just fruits and vegatables without understanding the amounts and levels of plant cholesterols can be unhealthy as well.
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There are several problems with your statement. First, here in the midwest, most meat eaters do not eat balanced diets. Meat quickly becomes the focal point of the meal to the exclusion of virtually everything else.
Second, research has shown that you do not need nearly as much protein in your diet as you have been led to believe. Most of the research in this field has been funded by the meat and dairy industries (see "Diet for a New America" by John Robbins for some excellent sources). Regardless, all forms of protein required by humans are available in plant forms.
Third, meat is unhealthy when consumed in normal portions. It contains large amounts of saturated fat and is high in cholestoral. The rate of heart disease is 3-5 times higher in meat eaters than in strict vegetarians (vegans).
Cholesterol, which comes in 'good' and 'bad' forms, does exist in plants. And eating just fruits and vegatables without understanding the amounts and levels of plant cholesterols can be unhealthy as well.
Unfortunately, that is a blatantly false statement. Cholesterol only exists in two plant products: palm oil and coconut milk.
>> BTW, slaughtering might sound bad, but doesnt stop you from eating at McDonalds
Actually, for quite a few of us it does. Scroll down to the part about vegetarians and vegans.
The correct word is "unhealthful".
Read definitions two and three, you cocky ass.
unhealthy (adj)
1: not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers" [ant: {healthy}]
2: detrimental to health [syn: {insalubrious}, {unhealthful}]
3: not conducive to good health; "an unhealthy diet of fast foods"; "an unhealthy climate"