Friday, April 11, 2008

Scientists Flesh Out Plans to Grow (and Sell) Test Tube Meat


This just sounds like bad science fiction.

In five to 10 years, supermarkets might have some new products in the meat counter: packs of vat-grown meat that are cheaper to produce than livestock.

According to a new economic analysis (.pdf) presented at this week's In Vitro Meat Symposium in Ås, Norway, meat grown in giant tanks known as bioreactors would cost between $5,200-$5,500 a ton (3,300 to 3,500 euros), which the analysis claims is cost competitive with European beef prices.

Do you want to eat something that came out of a bioreactor? Maybe with a little gravy?

More info on the mystery meat.

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