even worse will be the premium meats, getting made and eating a genetic copy of YOURSELF. or a ceo of a company making all new employees have a Big Bob burger, guaranteed rump of our president, Big Bob.
On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 12:40 PM, OrionWorks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jed sez: > > >> What I'm trying to suggest is that test tube meat will never, EVER, > >> no matter what they try engineering will taste like farm grown meat. > >> They may get the product to taste and feel closer to the original > >> flavors and textures, and that's ok, but they will never be able to > >>create the original enchilada. > > > I think it is far too early in the development of this technology to > > make that prediction. > > I agree. It was a personal opinion, FWIW. > > > > However, as long as we are speculating, let me make two > > counter-predictions. In the distant future, decades or centuries > > after the technology is perfected: > > > > 1. In vitro meat will taste far better than farm grown meat. By > > present day standards it will be as good as the finest Kobe beef, > > or whatever the best cut is. (I wouldn't know.) There will also > > be cheaper, tougher cuts suitable for stew or pot roast. > > I agree on all accounts. However, I don't think it will take centuries. > > Back in the 1980s I personally envisioned that one day we would see > meat growing factories. My personal vision involved vast processing > rooms where they would grow muscled tissue on specially prepared > surface membrane structures. The structures would allow blood vessels > and nerve endings to grow through the artificial membrane and into the > muscle tissue allowing the product to grow thick and fibrous. Fully > functional nerves would occasionally be stimulated to tone up the > muscle tissue. Genetically engineered blood would flow through the > artificial membrane and circulate though the muscle tissue bringing > nutrients and oxigen and removing all the toxins to be reprocessed in > other areas of the factory. The "toxins" could be collected and > processed as a high grade form of nitrogen fertilizer. > > When it was time to harvest the tissues, one simply peals the product > off the artificial membrane. The membrane is then prepared for the > next growth cycle. > > And while we're at it, we might as well manufacture skin, or the > exterior hide, some with and some sans hair. Some of the finest > leather Gucci purses, shoes, and Harley Davidson Jackets and mink > stoles will come from this process. > > > > 2. The most popular flavor will be the meat of Homo sapiens. > > Ah! Long Pig! There's more than one way to serve man. > > > > Regards > Steven Vincent Johnson > www.OrionWorks.com > www.zazzle.com/orionworks > > -- That which yields isn't always weak.
