Would you eat test tube meat to save money?

[davrobins]

However, not much money is actually wasted on meat. Also there are vegitarians.

[GREENBACK]

I can't help but be curious about the finished product. There are many unanswered questions on this stuff but it may one day be a normal thing that a lot of people routinely eat. I'm sure this will generate a big fight from the agricultural states so I'll bet this is further down the road than you might think. I won't be first in line for it.

[GREENBACK]

I wonder who is funding this research. If this were really a viable and promising concept I would think that someone with a lot of cash would be speculating that it will catch on or even work. If it's PETA, well, let's just say they have their own agenda

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Very impressing explanation --- btw you do not need a diploma from a prestigious university to be called a scientist --- and that you are ---- though it helps a great deal to know the technical process in other to leave written theories or formulas , that others can replicate your observations - but I can see that you love that field -- I hope you pursue it --- life is to short not to

Thank you for the unusually high compliment. I don't think I am really into this field. I'm just recalling stuff I've read online and heard on the radio....

[Goldy1]

No. I think some of the vegetarian products on the market are odd. There is one called Quorn or something which is, get this, chicken nuggets made out of something like corn aged in some odd way. no thanks. I will eat veggie burgers made with beans ets. They say animals eat 70% of the grain grown due to farming. This takes land, energy, and creates a lot of animal waste that runs off and pollutes. I eat some meat , only white. I am not a vegetarian, but I can not think of the horrors of factory farming or I will cry. It appals me to no end. It is so cruel to read of the abuses that I am certain most folks would swear off meat if they read of them also.

[goldentraders]

No...

It doesn't look good... I would prefer eating vegetables then...

[cashqueen]

ICK. shmeat = sh!tty meat.

I could easily go vegetarian to avoid that.

[goldentraders]

I don't blame you

Well, i like the idea Seriously... But It looks like jelly or something and i think veggie meat is better... However, if it tastes good, hmmm... I'd probably try one... And can I put it on cream soup? I'll be making my own recipe then...

[cptacek]

in that you are right --- greed have pushed many to make extra money by limiting space , and hormones in order to kill animals , that are not mature --- it is sad

what does this even mean? Are you saying farmers use hormones to kill the animals?

[marla]

I'm not against trying something like this, but the photo of it sure doesn't look appetizing. There seems to be a slimy sheen to it like mucus or something. That is not exactly a texture that I would want to place in my mouth.

[Brad VanGuard]

The image that comes to mind when I hear "test tube meat" is watching someone place a toothpaste container on the counter and then take a rolling pin and squeeze the "meat" out with the rolling pin. I don't know if I would subject my family to test tube meat. I'm sure we could find other sources of protein. If it was the only thing available for us then I would buy it.

[cameraeye]

The article says that the shmeat would be used in processed meats like hot dogs. I would imagine you wouldn't be able to tell the difference and I bet that if you knew what really went into hot dogs, shmeat would seem a lot more appetising.

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Here is a picture of what "test tube" meat currently looks like.

It's basically a strand of muscle in a petri dish, pinned down in growth medium. The metal ends may also be electrodes used to stimulate growth, but I am not certain.

Obviously, this is a research specimen, and does not at all resemble mass production (whatever that looks like). Still, the reality seems far more mundane than the imagery that such terms conjure.

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