Test-Tube Bacon!
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I'm the opposite. The leaner the cut of meat the better. So, if in the future they release test tube meat, which is uber lean, thats probably the only meat I will be eating. In fact, I would insist on eating test-tube meat and nothing else.
Erm not to poo on your mates ideas, but don't we share tonnes of common genetic makeup with pigs. So are we "dirty animals" too
Indeed. And as such, Muslims don't eat humans either.
Probably a lot less than in slaughtered pig bacon?
Sounds like a grand idea but it will surely mess up a lot of things. A lot.
Like anything, we should probably wait it out for further developments as mentioned in the article.
why would there be crap in it ? its not stuff mixed together. its real meat
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Best pube meat.
I bet it would make great sandwich meat. Better than the "reconstituted" crap they sell in the Supermarkets...
"100% pork, reconstituted with water. And starch. And preservatives. And flavourings. And colourings. But honest, the bit that might be meat is 100% Pig. Or maybe Cow, but who's counting, eh?"
A nice slice of 100% petri-dish pork would be lovely.
"100% pork, reconstituted with water. And starch. And preservatives. And flavourings. And colourings. But honest, the bit that might be meat is 100% Pig. Or maybe Cow, but who's counting, eh?"
A nice slice of 100% petri-dish pork would be lovely.
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This is awesome. As mentioned, its a solution to the issues with farming as well. Meat could be grown in a factory rather than having to keep and feed a load of animals.
I honestly didn't think they'd be able to achieve this so soon though.
I honestly didn't think they'd be able to achieve this so soon though.
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maybe farmers could all go get degrees in genetics and turn a barn into a lab that produces as much meat as their entire farm? 
This is my feeling as well.
The cure for world hunger is definitely on the cards, however, we are a good few decades away from being able to do this on a mass scale and seeing arificially grown meat in supermarkets.
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Is this the end for vegiterians then ? what reason would there be to be one?
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not liking the taste of meat?
I wouldn't have thought so. It depends what this synthetic solution to grow the meat they come up with is. It could cost as much to produce as real meat.
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I wouldn't have a problem with it if it doesn't taste bad, especially if it can pass a blind test.
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The price might come down in the future though. Animal grown meat (well decent stuff) will always be expensive because its a costly process whereas if they're producing it on a conveyor belt then they can produce as much or as little as necessary in order to suit demand.
yep, I expect growing it like this they could get it ultra tender and the right fat levels and in the right place, but taste could be so much harder to prefect.
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Vegetarian here and I'd eat it.
Initially it will. But as better/cheaper techniques are developed the price will come down. And as the amount of synthetic meat sales increase, the price per unit should also reduce.
I'm very confident that synthetic meat will be cheaper to grow than real livestock. Consider that in England at least, farmers are paid subsidies to keep their farms running/operational. Without subsidies, most if not all farms would go bust and close down. So, if the Government asked traditional farmers to grow synthetic meat instead and subsidised them, it could be a realistic and cheaper option.