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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 11:56 AM Original message |
Grow your own meat (BBC) |
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idiotgardener (479 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
1. I hope this catches on quick |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 12:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I'll be taking a pass. |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 12:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Agar is vegetarian, made from algae |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 03:43 PM Response to Reply #8 |
27. Whoops. My mistake. |
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michnied123 (7 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 04:15 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. tapioca |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 12:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. So do I. I have been reading about this for the past 2 years. |
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Capitalocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 01:55 PM Response to Reply #6 |
19. I'm not particularly interested in eating it... |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 04:13 PM Response to Reply #19 |
28. I have not been interested in eating meat in years either, |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 12:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. yes, i like meat and would prefer cultured meat |
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idiotgardener (479 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 01:07 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Definitely. |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
2. I've seen how this ends: soylent green is people!! |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
3. That money would be better spent on finding an end to poverty |
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Kurska (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 12:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I don't think 300,000 is going to solve poverty. |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 01:40 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. The article suggests that "cultured meat" addresses the problem of a rising demand for meat |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 12:33 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Overpopulation is a by-product of exploitive systems |
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unblock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
11. no sex threads! |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
12. each of those "stats" is wrong or extremely missleading |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 01:21 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Why don't you plow under your ranch and plant soybeans, Kali? |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 02:01 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. already done, only we are growing giant granite boulders instead of plants |
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idiotgardener (479 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 02:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. "nutrition"? LOL |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 02:41 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. maybe I have a little actual real-life experience and understanding |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
13. So I wonder what protein source the cell culture will use? |
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BB1 (671 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
15. Two things come to mind; |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 02:46 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. Vat-grown meat has been an SF staple for decades ... |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
16. I've always figured it would be much less trouble to grow insects. |
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Capitalocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 02:00 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. I agree with your concern about shady business practices... |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 02:51 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. Termites, raised on sawdust and newspapers ... |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
18. I'd sure like to. |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
22. I *want want want* a porterhouse tree! (nt) |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
30. Unfortunately, it's just a culture of muscle cells. No fat. |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
31. The Japanese are already working on this... |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-11 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
32. Cool. Hanging meat farms. |
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