Scientists Growing Test-Tube Burger and looking for someone to eat it! - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

DeliveryValve · #1 06-28-2011, 07:06 PM

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June 28, 2011 at 7:31AM
by Katie Robbins

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Where's the beef? The answer to that classic question may soon be, "It's growing in a test tube."

Dutch scientists estimate that they are about one year away from developing the world's first "test-tube hamburger" made with ground beef grown from stem cells — and they're looking for someone to try it.

"We are trying prove to the world we can make a product out of this, and we need a courageous person who is willing to be the first to taste it," Mark Post, professor of physiology at Maastricht University, who is spearheading the project, told the Daily Mail. "If no one comes forward then it might be me."

Post, who has previously grown pork in the lab, says this kind of scientifically-engineered meat, referred to as in vitro meat, will be essential to satisfy demand as the world's population increases and puts more pressure on existing farming and ranching practices. Global meat consumption is expected to double by 2050.

"I think [in vitro meat] will be the only choice left,” Post told Scientific American. "I'm very bold about this. I don't see any way you could still rely on old-fashioned livestock in the coming decades."

To grow the bionic burger, scientists will extract approximately 10,000 stem cells from the tissue of a healthy cow. These cells will then grow in the lab, multiplying by more than a billion times, eventually producing muscle tissue similar to the sample taken from the original cow. The tissue will then be ground and pressed into hamburger patties.

One of the challenges is to create meat that resembles what today's consumers are accustomed to eating. Post's previous attempts at growing pork yielded a texture that he compared to a squishy scallop, the result of its having less protein content than naturally raised meat.

But if they can accurately reproduce the taste and texture of conventional cuts of meat, Post and his team believe they can get the public on board.

"When we are eating a hamburger we don't think, 'I’m eating a dead cow,'" one of Post's colleagues told the Daily Mail. "And when people are already far from what they eat, it's not too hard to see them accepting cultured meat."

So what do you think? Would you be willing to grill up a test tube burger next July 4th?

Aquaticedge · #2 06-28-2011, 07:10 PM

a little better then beef made from *****.... actually. a lot better.

R Leo · #3 06-28-2011, 07:18 PM

Why?

MTI · #4 06-28-2011, 07:20 PM

Manned Mission to Mars, of Course!

considering what a lof of Americans consume on the 4th . . this don't sound so bad.

DeliveryValve · #5 06-28-2011, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by R Leo

Why?

Same reason we have Genetically Modified vegetables...... All about making money!

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SirNik84 · #6 06-28-2011, 07:28 PM

I don't think Charlton Heston would approve.

layback40 · #7 06-28-2011, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by R Leo

Why?

X2

:thumb sdow

A picture tells a 1,000 words !!! I will stick to a good steak !!

Larry Delor · #8 06-28-2011, 09:23 PM

It would help reduce the amount of methane produced by having "bionic meat" vs. and actual cow. Also, I would imagine that the "meat" wouldn't need hormones, antibiotics, and who knows what else. It could possibly be labeled "organic".
Plus, less land would be used to grazing, leaving more of it to produce grains (except for corn, cuz they'll make that goshdarn ethanol out of it, instead of flakes).

R Leo · #9 06-28-2011, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Larry Delor

It would help reduce the amount of methane produced by having "bionic meat" vs. and actual cow. Also, I would imagine that the "meat" wouldn't need hormones, antibiotics, and who knows what else. It could possibly be labeled "organic".
Plus, less land would be used to grazing, leaving more of it to produce grains (except for corn, cuz they'll make that goshdarn ethanol out of it, instead of flakes).

My beef has no added hormones.

If you really think this ****ing stem cell beef nonsense is a good idea, check this out: pink slime

When the new Pandora's Box is opened, be the first in line to partake of a burger made from that ****. Then tell me then how great it is.

Not a good idea IMHO.

R Leo · #10 06-28-2011, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by layback40

I will stick to a good steak !!

And if you were any closer I'd pull one out of my giant freezer and cook it for you.

My t-bones are to die for. Rib chops that could start wars. Honest.

The Clk Man · #11 06-28-2011, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by R Leo

And if you were any closer I'd pull one out of my giant freezer and cook it for you.

My t-bones are to die for. Rib chops that could start wars. Honest.

Any chance I could get one of those steaks from you? I'll pay the shipping.

R Leo · #12 06-28-2011, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by The Clk Man

Any chance I could get one of those steaks from you? I'll pay the shipping.

PM me.

The Clk Man · #13 06-28-2011, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by R Leo

PM me.

Will do my man.

aklim · #14 06-28-2011, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by R Leo

My beef has no added hormones.

If you really think this ****ing stem cell beef nonsense is a good idea, check this out: pink slime

When the new Pandora's Box is opened, be the first in line to partake of a burger made from that ****. Then tell me then how great it is.

Not a good idea IMHO.

So?

Yes, it was an idea that didn't pan out. Doesn't mean that every idea won't pan out, does it?

I'll even do one better. I'll be willing to take a blind taste test and see if there is a difference in taste.

So says the guy who is doing the same thing in the old way.

elchivito · #15 06-29-2011, 12:12 AM

I raise my own beef too, sell locally to several stores, and have no wish to try it. However, given that 30 percent of this planet's arable land is committed to raising livestock and feed for same, something ultimately has to give. Without referencing the collateral damage from methane and the abundance of antibiotics that enter groundwater from manure lagoons at concentrated animal feeding operations, when you consider that the vast majority of this country's beef by weight is packaged into opaque 5 pound chubbies and purchased at a government subsidized discount by people who don't care where it comes from and are only concerned with the fact that it's cheap, the use of natural resources for a largely unnecessary foodstuff is untenable. Frankly, I'd rather purchase laboratory grown ground beef than that goop that passes for hamburger in the grocery store.