Matthew
Moderator
Reputation: 8880
(Likers: 0 / Critics: 0)
Posts: 12,989
|
Scientists Grow Pork Meat in a Laboratory
December 1st, 2009
Oh yummy.
Via: Telegraph:
SCIENTISTS have grown meat in the laboratory for the first time. Experts in Holland used cells from a live pig to replicate growth in a petri dish.
The advent of so-called “in-vitro” or cultured meat could reduce the billions of tons of greenhouse gases emitted each year by farm animals — if people are willing to eat it.
So far the scientists have not tasted it, but they believe the breakthrough could lead to sausages and other processed products being made from laboratory meat in as little as five years’ time.
They initially extracted cells from the muscle of a live pig. Called myoblasts, these cells are programmed to grow into muscle and repair damage in animals.
The cells were then incubated in a solution containing nutrients to encourage them to multiply indefinitely. This nutritious “broth” is derived from the blood products of animal foetuses, although the intention is to come up with a synthetic solution.
The result was sticky muscle tissue that requires exercise, like human muscles, to turn it into a tougher steak-like consistency.
|
.........................
Amazon.com sells just about everything, and they have excellent prices.
Start your Amazon.com session by clicking this link, and my family and I get a commission on your purchase! It costs you nothing extra.
Buy from Amazon.com and support CathInfo
Thank you,
Matthew
|
| Posted Dec 1, 2009, 4:21 pm |
|
Ignored by: 0
|
|
|
Belloc
Reputation: 601
(Likers: 0 / Critics: 0)
Posts: 6,713
|
yikes!--a few people at FE would likely find this great...I was regarded as a nuty nut for wanting organic and clean animals and food...some actually told me mass produced food is good and ignored the antibiotics,hormones,etc......
|
.........................
Proud "European American" and prouder, still, Catholic
|
| Posted Dec 1, 2009, 4:24 pm |
|
Ignored by: 0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
