Scientist grows meat in vat.

Ananova ^ | September 30, 2002 | mg39

[mg39]

Scientist says he can create meat without killing animals

A Dutch scientist says he can create artificial meat in laboratories without killing animals.

Wiete Westerhof, from the University of Amsterdam, plans to use the same method used to produce artificial skin.

He believes he will be able to grow lumps of meat weighing up to 50kg in large containers.

The meat would be produced using collagen particles and muscle cells taken from "animal donors" who would not be harmed.

The muscle cells would then grow and multiply on the collagen.

Mr Westerhof anticipates containers able to hold more than 5,000 litres, in which the meat would grow in a nutrient solution.

This liquid would contain 62 ingredients, including 20 amino acids, 12 vitamins and various enzymes.

"The product will have the structure and taste of lean meat, but animals won't have to suffer for it," said Mr Westerhof.

The dermatologist says pork, beef and chicken meat could all be produced artificially as well as kangaroo, whale and shellfish.

Mr Westerhof and two businessmen own the worldwide patent to the method and are looking for investors.

[mg39]

Look, there's more!:

Scientists grow slices of fish in lab


Scientists designing food for space travellers have made
slices of fish grow bigger.

They may now be able to grow meat in industrial quantities
from the muscle cells of animals.

It may even lead to a reduction in the number of livestock
slaughtered to meet the demand for meat.

They cut muscle strips from goldfish and put them in a high
nutrient liquid made from the blood of unborn calves.

After a week the fish chunks grew by 14%. They have
washed, marinated and fried it, but haven't got round to
tasting it yet.

The work was carried out by scientists at Touro College in
New York, according to New Scientist.

Project leader Morris Benjaminson said the aim is to find a
way for astronauts to eat fresh meat without having to
slaughter animals.

Breeding animals on long spaceflights leads to problems
with waste materials - so does killing them.

In September last year, Wiete Westerhof, from the
University of Amsterdam, claimed he had made an artificial
meat in his laboratory without killing animals.


Source: http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_549088.html Story filed: 19:22 Wednesday 20th March 2002

[mg39]

Look, there's more!:

Scientists grow slices of fish in lab


Scientists designing food for space travellers have made
slices of fish grow bigger.

They may now be able to grow meat in industrial quantities
from the muscle cells of animals.

It may even lead to a reduction in the number of livestock
slaughtered to meet the demand for meat.

They cut muscle strips from goldfish and put them in a high
nutrient liquid made from the blood of unborn calves.

After a week the fish chunks grew by 14%. They have
washed, marinated and fried it, but haven't got round to
tasting it yet.

The work was carried out by scientists at Touro College in
New York, according to New Scientist.

Project leader Morris Benjaminson said the aim is to find a
way for astronauts to eat fresh meat without having to
slaughter animals.

Breeding animals on long spaceflights leads to problems
with waste materials - so does killing them.

In September last year, Wiete Westerhof, from the
University of Amsterdam, claimed he had made an artificial
meat in his laboratory without killing animals.


Source: http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_549088.html Story filed: 19:22 Wednesday 20th March 2002

[mg39]

Look, there's more!:

Scientists grow slices of fish in lab


Scientists designing food for space travellers have made
slices of fish grow bigger.

They may now be able to grow meat in industrial quantities
from the muscle cells of animals.

It may even lead to a reduction in the number of livestock
slaughtered to meet the demand for meat.

They cut muscle strips from goldfish and put them in a high
nutrient liquid made from the blood of unborn calves.

After a week the fish chunks grew by 14%. They have
washed, marinated and fried it, but haven't got round to
tasting it yet.

The work was carried out by scientists at Touro College in
New York, according to New Scientist.

Project leader Morris Benjaminson said the aim is to find a
way for astronauts to eat fresh meat without having to
slaughter animals.

Breeding animals on long spaceflights leads to problems
with waste materials - so does killing them.

In September last year, Wiete Westerhof, from the
University of Amsterdam, claimed he had made an artificial
meat in his laboratory without killing animals.


Source: http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_549088.html Story filed: 19:22 Wednesday 20th March 2002

[MarketR]

Hmmm....

Just to try out some ad slogans...

Veat...the other meat.

"How would you like your veat? Aged, or fresh out of the vat?"

"Got Veat?"

"Veat...good from the bottom of the vat"

Veat...It's only the thought you can't stomach"

Yours.....

[Focault's Pendulum]

Whew, you just restored my faith in this website with that bit of silliness!

It's my job...I applied for the Moderator position...but this is all they gave me.

[Mad Dawgg]

"Scientist grows meat in vat."

Hah that is nuthin...

Mrs. Dawgg can grow alien life forms in our Refrig.

[mg39]

Doh! Sorry 'bout the triplicate postings!

[Fractal Trader]

Soylent Green is People! ! !

[bert]

.... Vat meat....

Good thought but how about....VAM

....no parts, no pieces, all vat meat.

[Billthedrill]

Hmm...a 50-kg lump of brainless meat that does nothing but respire? Don't we already have enough liberals?

[Orual]

It was that damn chemical meat.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Even money the PETA freaks will still shriek.

Of course they will. They will reveal their true agenda. That eating meat nauseates them no matter where it comes from. They'll complain that the collection of "donor cells" is painful and harms the animal.

[Revelation 911]

thinking aloud - I wonder if it has viability with the Brits after mad cow - hey Ivan - penny for your thoughts

[Texas_Jarhead]

hello Soylent Brown

[gridlock]

In unrelated news, the New Jersey Democratic Party has announced that a vat of unspecified meat will be standing in for scandal-plagued Senator Robert Torricelli in the November election.

Early polling has the vat of meat beating challenger Doug Forrester 48% to 44% with 8% undecided.

[VoiceOfBruck]

...muscle strips from goldfish and put them in a high nutrient liquid made from the blood of unborn calves.

paging Hannibal Lector!

[Junior]

Gee, some of the flavor of the meat comes from the food the animal ate. I;m pretty sure vat-grown meat will not taste quite right...

[RightWhale]

pork, beef and chicken meat could all be produced artificially as well as kangaroo, whale and shellfish.

Crabmeat. Yummy. The problem is if they introduce hormones and other substances to enhance productivity and pad the bottom line.

[sheik yerbouty]

"Looks like meat! Tastes like meat! 'T'sn't meat at all! Doubleplusgood, eh?"

[g'nad]

Yuh cain't grill it till yuh kill it...