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."

Comments

They are so late.

[YoPt]

Taco Smell has been doing this for years.

Re:They are so late.

[Chundra]

But using raw sewage as a nutrient solution has its drawbacks. That's why they cook the shit out of everything at taco bell. I mean this both literally and figuratively.

Re:hydroponic meat?

[JohnGalt42]

Simple really, would you like to share a confined space with someone who only would only eat beans and pulses?

I would rather share a space with someone who eats beans than someone who eats a Big Mac. I'm sorry, but Beer-n-Burger and Beer-n-Brat farts beat out bean farts any day of the week in terms of vileness. Don't get me wrong, my vegan ass stinks too. However, there's nothing like going into a bathroom right after someone who had 2 double-bacon cheeseburgers for lunch and washed them down with Pabst.

Re:Remember "The Shining"?

[MouseR]

Also, (offtopic) a good way to keep the population from reaching 10 billion is to bomb Africa and South America with condoms. Maybe the odd instructional pamphlet.

Actually, the most populous area of this dirt ball is asia.

And birth control isn't necessary the solution. There are still vast regions on this planet which are still inhabited.

Before getting rid of people, I'd get rid of frontiers.

(case to the point: I don't always write funny comments)

Re:hydroponic meat?

[jbayes]

You advertize the Great Slashdot Blackout, yet you're posting on March 22? What's up with that?