Team wants to sell lab grown meat in five years

[progressoid]

The Dutch team who have grown the world's first burger in a lab say they hope to have a product on sale in five years.

Researchers are to set up a company to look at making the burger tastier and cheaper.

The team had a prototype cooked and eaten in London two years ago that cost £215,000 to make.

The head of the new firm set out his plans to BBC News ahead of a symposium on developing the technology.

Peter Verstrate said: "I feel extremely excited about the prospect of this product being on sale. And I am confident that when it is offered as an alternative to meat that increasing numbers of people will find it hard not to buy our product for ethical reasons".

more...http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34540193

[Warpy]

1. Burgers without pain, misery and death? Sure!

I know taste testers in the past reported no difference in taste or texture, but no word on whether their usual was the pink slime infused cheap variety. In any case, it's probably most like grass fed beef, which means it will need extra oil if you use it in chile or spaghetti sauce or Swedish meatballs.

I'm not much of a red meat eater, but I'll try the stuff. If it's any good, I'll do vats of Bolognese sauce more often.