Test Tube Meat... really?
 

Scientists Flesh Out Plans to Grow (and Sell) Test Tube Meat

In five to 10 years, supermarkets might have some new products in the meat counter: packs of vat-grown meat that are cheaper to produce than livestock and have less impact on the environment...

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Article by: Alexis Madrigal 04.11.08

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Why is everything coming in 5 to 10 years?

This is for some reason quite unappealing. Though I am sure it will taste just like chicken.

"Soylent Green is..."

I'll keep eating beef that eats grass, not corn and is raised by real people and chicken that run around eating bugs and food scraps.

It's PEOPLE! SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!

What did I win?

2 cases of Soylent Green! Congratulations!!

Raise your hands .... has anyone here ACTUALLY BOUGHT canned meat like that and ACTUALLY ate it? I've never been even slightly tempted.... i'd rather go kill a sewer rat and cook it than eat that.

You can't buy it yet. It's not on open market.

I've bought processed meat, though. Chances are, if you've ever eaten a boneless ham, or most chicken-like products, you were eating processed meat. Same with any sausage or hot-dog type food.

MMMMMMMMM sewer rat....droooolll