Test-Tube Bacon!

[Le_Petit_Lapin]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/article6936352.ece

SCIENTISTS have grown meat in the laboratory for the first time. Experts in Holland used cells from a live pig to replicate growth in a petri dish.

The advent of so-called “in-vitro” or cultured meat could reduce the billions of tons of greenhouse gases emitted each year by farm animals — if people are willing to eat it.

The cells were then incubated in a solution containing nutrients to encourage them to multiply indefinitely. This nutritious “broth” is derived from the blood products of animal foetuses, although the intention is to come up with a synthetic solution.

Mmm, incubated in a broth of animal foetuses, sounds delicious...

So, if it were to become viable to grow this on a massive scale, would you eat it? I would.

 

[Le_Petit_Lapin]

hmmm, all depends, I like my meat with a little fat, adds flavour, so if it's literally just a lump of meat, I'm not sure, and how would it affect the grain of the meat, you tear chicken breast apart and there's a definite grain, would it just be a world of burgers and pattys now?

I'd imagine it would end up having a texture of something like Quorn, unfortunately.

Jewish people and Muslims should be able to enjoy bacon sandwiches if it ever comes about, so they can see what they were missing out on

 

[Le_Petit_Lapin]

It would put lots of farmers out of business and would make some giant food company a lot of money, which is another reason i wouldn't be keen on it.

On the other hand it would mean that you could convert a good bit of the countryside back to wildlife as opposed to farms, which is good.

 

[Le_Petit_Lapin]

Does it go dark red and curl up if you forget about it in the fridge for a few weeks, if not it's not really bacon

How can you forget about bacon?

 

[Le_Petit_Lapin]

not liking the taste of meat?

That's just pure fail. Who doesn't like the taste of meat?