You’ll want to sit down for this one.
It appears that Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) have some real competition coming down the pike.
Artificial lab meat is now being “grown” from pig stem cells fed with fetal horse serum.
Scientists in the Netherlands are indeed on the cusp of developing “slaughter-free” meat produced solely in a lab environment. One expert went so far as to predict that the first stem cell sausage could be available within 6 months.
Dr. Mark Post of Maastricht University said, “I’m hopeful we can have a hamburger in a year.”
The biggest problem scientists are dealing with right now is that lab meat is white due to the lack of myoglobin, the iron carrying blood protein that gives meat its color.
Dr. Post said that scientists are working on ways to build up the myoglobin in the synthetic meat to give it more color and hence be more appetizing to consumers. In short, the vegan alternative to gassing meat in supermarkets to keep it perpetually red!
Farmers do not appear threatened by this new development – at least not yet.
A spokesperson for the Cattle Council of Australia said the large amount of FrankenMeat that would need to be produced and the difficulty in doing so on a mass scale precludes any competition for the foreseeable future.
You can be sure when mass production of lab meat does become financially viable, fast food chains will be all over it. They’ve already shown themselves to be more than willing to partially substitute cheap, MSG laced soy protein as a filler for conventional beef to cut costs.
The real question, however, seems to be:Â will vegetarians eat it? Since they already gobble up edamame misguidedly thinking it’s a vegetable, the chances are probably pretty good.
Move Over Soy Protein: Lab Meat on the Horizon – The Healthy Home Economist http://t.co/ysmAXFo
Doesn’t it make you wonder where it will all end? It just keeps getting worse and worse.
I agree. The folks who don’t remain vigilant with their diet don’t have a chance health-wise.
Soylent Green!
And again, people show their utter fear of death. Pretty sad if you ask me.
Where’s the toilet? I need to throw up.
This is one of the most horrifying things that I’ve heard in a while! What do you think? http://t.co/WWHmgyv
I agree. This is so disgusting.
Our bodies are meant to eat real food and grassfed meat and fat, not this abomination. Come to think of it, it sounds a loot like soy protein, except its method of manufacture is even more revolting and disgusting.
and WTF – no one sees the crime in this – I can by vodka, beer and cigs in a supermarket – but not raw milk – I am sure there has never been a crime drinking while driving raw milk!!!
and WTF – no one sees the crime in this – I can by vodka, beer and cigs in a supermarket – but not raw milk – I am sure there has never been a crime drinking while driving raw milk!!!
Move Over Soy Protein: Lab Meat on the Horizon – The Healthy Home Economist
http://ow.ly/6l5dO
Like…EEW.