08-05-2013, 08:53 PM
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test-tube grown burgers
A test tube grown burger was eaten (today?).
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Pretty weird to think this is the way of the future? Wonder if I'll be telling my grandchildren we use to get burgers from cows.
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08-05-2013, 09:23 PM
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I hope it was cooked well done.
08-05-2013, 10:24 PM
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The idea of beef grown in a perty dish will be hard sell if this done on a mass scale.
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08-05-2013, 10:53 PM
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The idea of beef grown in a perty dish will be hard sell if this done on a mass scale.
Maybe to you and I, but not to the starving 3rd world in dire need of accessible protein
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08-06-2013, 05:40 AM
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Wasn't this done with pork cells a year ago?
Just not full on patties. I do remember someone commenting on taste though.
Science thread, look it up.
08-06-2013, 06:05 AM
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08-06-2013, 10:03 AM
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It may take time for some people to warm up to the idea, but if it becomes cost effective then being able to produce meat with less land, fewer environmental impacts, and no ethical issues about killing/mistreating animals will make sense in the long run.
08-06-2013, 10:13 AM
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It may take time for some people to warm up to the idea, but if it becomes cost effective then being able to produce meat with less land, fewer environmental impacts, and no ethical issues about killing/mistreating animals will make sense in the long run.
Totally agree, the benefit from this would be huge.
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08-06-2013, 10:43 AM
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Call me when they successfully grow chicken wings in the lab. WITH BONES!
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08-06-2013, 11:00 AM
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08-06-2013, 11:51 AM
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I can see a huge market in cloning the meat of endangered species. You could charge a mint for selling a Mammoth Hamburger, or a juicy T-Rex Steak.
You could even clone famous people meat. That way you could brag that you had a heaping helping of Maryln Monroe steak.
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It may take time for some people to warm up to the idea, but if it becomes cost effective then being able to produce meat with less land, fewer environmental impacts, and no ethical issues about killing/mistreating animals will make sense in the long run.
could this provide an ethical loophole that'd allow vegetarians to enjoy a delicous bacon cheeseburger without guilt?
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08-06-2013, 01:31 PM
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My pile of arranged amino acids is ethically superior to your pile of arranged amino acids.
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08-06-2013, 01:57 PM
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Funny that this should be news this weekend.
I took my daughter to a butcher/abattoir this weekend. It is owned by a fella I know. We took the tour from the store, back to the pens, seeing every step along they way, although they were not killing, we did see the killing floor and she heard all the steps.
She really enjoyed the trip.
I am split on this, I know it can be helpful, but it just seems wrong.
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08-06-2013, 01:59 PM
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could this provide an ethical loophole that'd allow vegetarians to enjoy a delicous bacon cheeseburger without guilt?
Think in the article one of the researchers was a vegetarian and he said he would try it.
08-06-2013, 02:01 PM
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could this provide an ethical loophole that'd allow vegetarians to enjoy a delicous bacon cheeseburger without guilt?
I wonder how ethical they will feel when domesticated livestock become extinct
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08-06-2013, 02:03 PM
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I wonder how ethical they will feel when domesticated livestock become extinct
I hope not.
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08-06-2013, 02:53 PM
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From a food safety perspective, my guess is it's probably easier to keep these free of e. coli than actual cows. I wonder if they'd need to be cooked at all.
08-06-2013, 03:00 PM
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One step closer to nutrient rich slurry.
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