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Meat From A Petri Dish: It's Really Happening, Says Science
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Jamie Feldmar
Published Jan 16, 2012
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More terrifying news today comes courtesy of Science, which is apparently closing in on perfecting lab-grown, in-vitro meat. Don't call it "imitation" meat—this stuff is legitimately animal flesh, but it was never part of a living animal. Have we learned nothing from the Japanese poop burger?
Scientists have already proven that meat can be grown in a test tube (here's an in-depth article from NPR about it), but they're currently trying to figure out if such a thing is commercially feasible. PETA is offering up a cool million to anyone who can make lab chicken with the same taste and texture as the real deal, and and sell at least 2,000 pounds of it in 10 states by early 2016. Over 30 labs around the world are already working on the tube-grown stuff, though we're still holding out for vegetarian-friendly Soylent Green. [via Fork in the Road]
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