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Lab-Grown Steak
swight1701 writes "New Scientist has an article about several researches who are trying to perfect growing seafood, chicken and beef in the lab without the animal. NASA started the program by wanting to provide burgers for Mars astronauts, and researchers hope to look to McDonalds, et al as funding sources in the future. The biggest problems being nutrient delivery to thick meat and exercise for the sedentary slabs. Processed meats seem to be something that may be a reality soon, while your animal friendly filet mignon may take a little while."
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Sometimes it's best to just let stupid people be stupid.
I want to be able to meet my meat. Why can't they just breed cows that desire to be eaten. Then we could all have a nice meal at The Restaraunt at the End of the Universe.
Doesn't anyone remember in high school chemistry, they said never *ever* eat anything from the lab? I kinda feel like that situation applies here.
--gaz
"I turn away with fright and horror from the lamentable evil of functions which do not have derivatives."
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A sick is to eat KILLED animals?
You'd rather we eat LIVE ones?
Quick, somebody go get the rabbi! This stuff CAN'T POSSIBLY be kosher! Well, maybe. But it's going to take an awful lot of pilpul, I mean, Talmudic discussion, to determine, what kind of food, exactly, this stuff is in terms of the usual criteria. I mean, does it have a cloven hoof? It's got NO HOOF AT ALL! Does it chew it's cud? NO! That can't be good, bubbehelle, nu? Just give me an old-fashioned steer and let me slit his throat, OK, you meshuggenah shagitz scientists!
Sedentary meat delivered to be eaten by sedentary Americans.
If your bitterest enemies are people who hack the heads off civilians, then I would say you're doing something right.
No, we'll have People for the Ethical Treatment of Lab Grown Protien Supliments. "They can feel pain, just like you and me, oh, wait..."
"Sic Semper Tyrannosaurus Rex."
I can't beileve that all the people that eat meat are in horror, and the 1 person (the vegan) who you think would get outraged is all thrilled.
What a world...
On further note, I am not going vegan. I don't think I've ever listened to anything written in all caps.
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Nope, Ground BASF.
You know, because they don't make the things we eat, they make the things we eat better!
"They do not preach that their god will rouse them, a little before the Nuts work loose." Kipling, 'The Sons of Martha'
Hmm..I know people who say "I don't eat anything that had a face."
Now they'll have to say "I don't eat anything that has face-building information in its genes."
Operator, give me the number for 911!
given how stringent the selection criteria is for their astronauts and how few people subsequently qualify, i think they should start developing lab-grown astonauts. i don't think macdonalds would have a vested interest in this though.
Mmmmmmmm .... labby ....
I don't eat anything that never had a mother. Take that PETA :b
Though perhaps they could use it as some sort of power source?
"People are our main ingredient." Or some other illiterate variation thereof.
Laws are for people with no friends.
I guess that they're going either to make some almost tasteless meat that you're going to eat with lots of sausage, or extra spiced meat that doesn't need anything before it can be eaten, maybe not even cooking.
they already made it. it's called 'tofu'
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lab grown tube steak?