Monday, February 20, 2012

Test Tube Meat Coming Soon


Is this part of the agenda to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from animals?  Scientists involved in stem cell research have found a way to create meat in a test tube which will be more efficient and environmentally friendly:

Researchers say that meat grown in factories, rather than on farms, will be a more sustainable and less environmentally harmful source of food. Live cattle and pigs are only 15 per cent efficient at converting vegetable proteins to meat from the grass and cereals they eat.  They claim the test tube meat is going to be much more efficient to produce:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/9091628/Test-tube-hamburgers-to-be-served-this-year.html 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2103472/Test-tube-burgers-hit-kitchens-year-scientists-create-meat-taste-quarter-pounder.html 

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/80ed190a-5aef-11e1-a2b3-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1muEr5G7O 


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