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01-16-2010, 10:48 AM
Call it pork in a petri dish — a technique to turn pig stem cells into strips of meat that scientists say could one day offer a green alternative to raising livestock, help alleviate world hunger, and save some pigs their bacon.
Dutch scientists have been growing pork in the laboratory since 2006, and while they admit they haven't gotten the texture quite right or even tasted the engineered meat, they say the technology promises to have widespread implications for our food supply.
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Post describes the texture of the meat as sort of like scallop, firm but a little squishy and moist. That's because the lab meat has less protein content than conventional meat. ... Yummo (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100115/ap_on_he_me/eu_med_petri_pork)
It will need to be improved in texture before I try it.
Dutch scientists have been growing pork in the laboratory since 2006, and while they admit they haven't gotten the texture quite right or even tasted the engineered meat, they say the technology promises to have widespread implications for our food supply.
...
Post describes the texture of the meat as sort of like scallop, firm but a little squishy and moist. That's because the lab meat has less protein content than conventional meat. ... Yummo (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100115/ap_on_he_me/eu_med_petri_pork)
It will need to be improved in texture before I try it.