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Liquorice

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8. If they can replace meat from animals with this it would

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Sun Feb 19, 2012, 11:59 PM

Feb 2012

change the world. I've been hoping for this news for some time and am so glad to see that they are making so much progress. I think in the future people will eat this "cultured meat," because it will be cheaper, taste identical, and will not harm the environment, not to mention that no animals will be killed to get it.

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First test-tube hamburger ready this fall: researchers [View all] FarCenter Feb 2012 OP

Cue the inevitable howls of outrage and disgust. Still, I think this is good news. Warren DeMontague Feb 2012 #1

It's a reasonable goal ... surrealAmerican Feb 2012 #2

You'll never get there if you don't take the first step. /nt TheMadMonk Feb 2012 #19

Lab grown meat is not nearly as gross as this. Zalatix Feb 2012 #13

Bingo - and I was going to post about exploding pig manure foam jsmirman Feb 2012 #15

Good! silverweb Feb 2012 #3

I think I'll stick to my shitburger, arigatou Gabi Hayes Feb 2012 #4

As horrendous as that sounds Zalatix Feb 2012 #12

There's potential here. backscatter712 Feb 2012 #5

Hamburgers don't grow on trees you know. limpyhobbler Feb 2012 #6

You couldn't get past the yuck factor of factory farmed meat jsmirman Feb 2012 #14

I'll have a soylent burger with a side of soylent fries and a soylent cola. Initech Feb 2012 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Feb 2012 #25

If they can replace meat from animals with this it would Liquorice Feb 2012 #8

This is the eventuality. joshcryer Feb 2012 #9

Fantastic! nt ZombieHorde Feb 2012 #10

Cool! Meat a vegan could eat! Odin2005 Feb 2012 #11

Could they? quakerboy Feb 2012 #16

Are you really asking? jsmirman Feb 2012 #18

I am really asking quakerboy Feb 2012 #20

My best somewhat quick attempt jsmirman Feb 2012 #21

Oh, and just so you know - nutrition/taste/etc. jsmirman Feb 2012 #22

Do you want test tube fries with that order? nt Speck Tater Feb 2012 #17

My guess is that the real cost quaker bill Feb 2012 #23

How much energy is used in this process? MadHound Feb 2012 #24

For this research stage, sure; but potentially it should be a lot less muriel_volestrangler Feb 2012 #27

Think Space Travel .... a food replicator Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 #26