Synthetic Meat - Future of Food or Step too Far?

The world's first 'lab-built' burger is due to be unveiled in the autumn, but will society swallow this sci-fi food?

May 17, 2012


Meat 2.0?

In vitro meat, cultured meat, test-tube meat – you may well have seen these phrases in the media in recent months. They all refer to the idea of synthetic meat, or meat that's been produced in a lab rather than on a farm. It may sound slightly far-fetched, but Dutch scientist Dr Mark Post, along with a handful of other academics, is working hard to prove that it's very much a reality. The theory is relatively simple; take some stem cells1 (muscle cells, for example) and use various technologies to encourage them to multiply and mature to form actual pieces of synthetic meat.

A positive alternative to factory farming?...

Source: Synthetic Meat - Future of Food or Step too Far?
Author: RAW Team

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