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13. Lab grown meat is not nearly as gross as this.

Mon Feb 20, 2012, 12:27 AM

Feb 2012

Warning. Open at your own risk. Be prepared to be horrified but also informed.
http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/06/hormel-spam-pig-brains-disease

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

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

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