• World's first lab-grown burger is eaten in London
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[QUOTE=Cabbage;41733883]People saying this is the big solution to the world's food shortage crisis seem to be forgetting that this single sample cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in research, testing and technology... It'll be a long time before lab-grown meat is sold next to real meat in stores.[/QUOTE] thousands of dollars for research and testing, but once the labbies get the hang of it we won't need all that funding for complete research or testing.
Meat vats have the potential of taking up much less space and needing much less maintenance than animal farms / breeding houses, hence making it cheaper than what we currently have.
[QUOTE=Nikita;41735168]Meat vats have the potential of taking up much less space and needing much less maintenance than animal farms / breeding houses, hence making it cheaper than what we currently have.[/QUOTE] Not to mention energy and water usage
[QUOTE=imptastick;41730533]The future of meat is probably in insects though, once you get over the "Ew, it's a bug" phase the benefits of eating them are impossible to deny.[/QUOTE] idk if you've ever eaten insects but I've given them a try and they are legitimately awful. basically every insect is covered in spines that get stuck in your throat and until we start making gm insects without spines eating bugs will never take off
[QUOTE=butre;41735632]idk if you've ever eaten insects but I've given them a try and they are legitimately awful. basically every insect is covered in spines that get stuck in your throat and until we start making gm insects without spines eating bugs will never take off[/QUOTE] I think the idea is you pulp or prepare the insects into other foods rather than just cramming cooked insect into your throathole (though that is an option if you really like them).
[QUOTE=hexpunK;41736646]I think the idea is you pulp or prepare the insects into other foods rather than just cramming cooked insect into your throathole (though that is an option if you really like them).[/QUOTE] the general idea in countries where it's already common is usually frying the bug and eating it whole, but pulping them might help with the texture.
[QUOTE=butre;41736761]the general idea in countries where it's already common is usually frying the bug and eating it whole, but pulping them might help with the texture.[/QUOTE] Mm, seeing as a lot of western countries don't really eat insects much, pulping would certainly help hide the appearance, possibly helping people accept it as a replacement.
[QUOTE=Kendra;41728092]The problem with the taste of this synthetic burger is that it's not fatty. Fat gives taste to meat, and fat is a lot harder to "grow", as there's no simple biological synthesis of fats. Therefore, while the meat will be easy to grow in a Petri dish, getting the taste in it is gonna suck and will be a reason for people not to eat them.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;41731388]I don't see how that's a major obstacle. Food companies make artificial flavours all the time. They have laboratories dedicated to creating new flavours and mimicking others. I'm sure getting the taste right would be far easier than you think it is.[/QUOTE] Why are you even talking about this. fucking FOOD CRITICS tasted the burger and it wasnt even stuffed full of artificial flavorings and they said it tasted like a real burger. Not to mention this is the first lab grown burger ever, this will be improved in the future but it STILL tasted like a real burger.
[QUOTE=butre;41735632]idk if you've ever eaten insects but I've given them a try and they are legitimately awful. basically every insect is covered in spines that get stuck in your throat and until we start making gm insects without spines eating bugs will never take off[/QUOTE] I have, you probably got one that was improperly prepared or was not a particularly palatable species. There is more biodiversity within bugs than any other group so there is a huge variety to choose from. Plus they have excellent food conversion, take up very little space, produce less waste, and are easier to keep healthy. Gourmet insect restaurants are gaining popularity in the west and insects are already popular in other parts of the world.
Well fuck, there's goes a big part of Brazil's economy.
Does this mean we're going to stop killing cattle. We're going to lose our ozone layer in fart-tacular fashion.
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