whoa, NEAT.

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Edible Meat Can be Grown in a Lab on Industrial Scale

via telophase

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thought in response to comments: is this partially creepy 'cause most of the more integrated aspects of tissue enginnering is skin grafts (burn victims) and so lab-grown meat is associated with cannibalism? or is it just on principle?

Comments

[penknife.livejournal.com]

I'm torn between "neat!" and "ewww!"

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=) why the "ew"? Is it sorta like engineered veggies "ew"? or is it because...?

[penknife.livejournal.com]

Because, because ... sheets of meat! Meat makers! Not meat from an animal, just ... meat. Meat that is not parts of animals is a scary thing.

Of course, I'm sure many people feel "eww" about meat being parts of animals, so I don't think my visceral feeling that this is Just Not Right will be universal.

[lisa-bee.livejournal.com]

No, I'm right with you on the "meat is from animals" page. I want to know where on the cow my burger came from, you know?