Are You Ready For Test Tube Hamburgers? Beef Without Killing Cows.
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Staten Island, NY Posted: 11/13/2014 1:00:00 AM
Here's a thought. If a vegans choose not to eat beef because of animal rights, would they eat beef that was grown in a lab?
Sergey Brin funded over $300,000 in research to explore that very idea.
Here's the scoop. They take cow stem cells, then they grow them in a lab, producing what is basically... cloned meat? So, when you think about it, as long as there were no cows slaughtered, would a vegan eat it?
For people who avoid meat because of fat or cholesterol... these are 100% fat free.
In fact, to make engineered meat taste seem more familiar and tender, they may need to mix in some cloned some fat cells.
The bigger question is where does this lead to? Some scientists think this is the first step in engineering sustainable food alternatives for the next century. The possibilities are endless. People in remote areas that are unsuitable for raising cattle, and even long range space travelers could grow an endless supply of meat.
Since the meat they produce is basically engineered by cloning a single cell, they can essentially clone any type of meat and eventually mass produce it in a completely controlled and sterile environment. This could yield meat that is free of hormones, steroids and parasites. This makes me wonder about life in the next century and beyond.
A hundred years from now, will there be any reason for humans to slaughter other animals for food?
Joe Crescenzi, Founder
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