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."

Comments

Not true about human steak

[burgburgburg]

Human protein is not better for consumption. It is in fact worse. Carnivore and omnivore proteins are of a different nature then herbivore proteins. The human digestive system is not designed to break them down and use them efficiently. It in fact takes more energy to break them down to their base constituents and rebuild them then is gained from the eating. That is why eating dog and snake are considered good "winter" foods in some Asian cultures. The extreme amounts of energy required to break them down warms the body. The fact that they're a drain isn't as well known.

By the way, I don't have any first-hand gustatory experience with any of the above.

Re:Expensive pant load!

[DuckDodgers]

I just want to throw in my two cents with everyone else here...

Infants diapers start to stink because of the bacteria that take residence in the lower digestive tract. My younger siblings and I had a diet of breast milk and Gerber veggies until about 11 months. I remember vividly that my little brother's diapers started reeking to high heaven long before he ate meat.

And I can't speak for rice, but lentils are a legume, aren't they? I don't know any legumes that don't cause plentiful and noxious flatulence.