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NickB79

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11. "If it can be made to work"

Reply to wtmusic (Original post)

Sun Aug 4, 2013, 02:00 AM

Aug 2013

It's already been made to work; there's little doubt that the meat will be edible, even if the flavor and texture leave something to be desired.

The REAL question is, can it be made scalable to a point where the price can compete with conventionally raised beef? That is the only way this will ever be viable for anything other than, say, a space station or Mars colony.

At $300K per burger, I'd say that day is very, very, very far off.

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Scientist to eat $332,125 hamburger assembled from lab-grown proteins [View all] wtmusic Aug 2013 OP

He better be close to a toilet. darkangel218 Aug 2013 #1

Ironically it will be much purer than anything you buy in a market wtmusic Aug 2013 #2

You are more than welcomed to consume that lab produced meat then. darkangel218 Aug 2013 #3

I don't eat much meat anymore wtmusic Aug 2013 #5

If it's edible and safe agent46 Aug 2013 #4

Just as edible and safe as Monsanto ptoducts. darkangel218 Aug 2013 #6

Except its probably not doused in Roundup NoOneMan Aug 2013 #7

I would rather turn vegan than eat lab grown meat. darkangel218 Aug 2013 #8

The world could of become vegetarian yesterday NoOneMan Aug 2013 #9

less stupid enviromently, absolutely correct darkangel218 Aug 2013 #10

"If it can be made to work" NickB79 Aug 2013 #11