I predict the time is coming closer when we will grow our own meat, at home in our own kitchens.
And why not? We produce our own Yoghurts, as well as Beer and Wines.
Dutch scientist with funding from the Dutch Goverment started experimenting on producing cultured Meat, back in 2001.
Another organisation then offered a $1million X-Style prize to any group that could produce (grow) meat by 2012.
It looks like the prize is going to be won in just a few years.
A number of countries have set up Laboratories to culture real meat, including the USA.
The United Nations expect the consumption of meat and dairy products to double by 2050.
I think we all know that the production of Beef Cattle for the dinner table is very inefficient in terms of fuel in (grasses).
Getting rid of millions of cattle world wide will be beneficable to our enviroment, and get rid of one of the main sources of Methane, as well as land and river pollution, in the form of, heavy metals, hormones, additives, antibiotics, and other unhealthy chemicals.
The more I think about it the more advantages I think there are in growing artificial meat or Bio-meat.
It will free up billions of acres of land for homes and forestry.
The 'World Population Clock' (URL below)
http://www.worldometers.info/.......tells us that there are 7 Trillion of us now, and it wont be too long before World population reaches 10 trillion. Then where are we going to get the land to build and live upon?
I think then we will have to get rid of all the animals that live on this Planet. No I am not joking.....I have thought about this for a day or two, else where are we going to get the space to grow our food, and build cities, and keep our inefficient food producing animals?
My Answer-Get rid of all 4 legged animals, it will certainly happen slowly at first, animal grazing areas are closed down to make the space for our increased population.
The world is short of food already so its unlikely that we can grow enough crops (water problems) to feed our 10 Billion, even if cattle are killed all over the world.
It seems the future answer really is "Grow Our Own Hamburgers"
There must be other advantages? Like getting rid of Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), Avian influenza, Campylobacter, pathogenic E. coli, as well as all the extra Grain and feed saved by not giving it to cattle, to help feed our hungry masses!
Yes, my idea of getting rid of all animals, besides getting rid of animal diseases and pollution, should cut down on Mosquitoes and flies and other nasties. I cant really fault this one.
But lets get back to Growing our own Meat....well its got to come has'nt it? Give the scientists about 5 years and it will be sold in all the Supermarkets...As Bio-Meat ?
Wow, plain muscle meat with NO fat, so very good for our hearts.
No more abattoirs, no more animal suffering.
Is it slowly sinking in and making sense, to all Vegans, Hallal and Kosher eaters?
Four legs bad, Vio-Meat good.*
YIKES, I have just found a man who is growing his own house, out of Pigskin...!@£*?%?
Well he is a Scientist (I think), called Mitchell Joachim from 'Terreform' and he is growing pigskin on Sheets of plastic substrate, and using them as walls.
Grown in a similar manner as a surgeon will cultivate skin tissue for
people badly burnt.
Ok well...if you must read about it, ......its here-:
http://inhabitat.com/in-vitro-habitat-a-house-made-of-meat/But vitro, or Cultured meat is here:-
http://www.mahalo.com/in-vitro-meat/Older article here:-
http://www.scienceagogo.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=newpost&Board=1*from the book, Animal Farm by George Orwell
(this book was banned in the USA for many years)
"Two legs bad, four legs good".
