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Sergey Brin invests in synthetic beef

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Re: Sergey Brin invests in synthetic beef

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Post by Goronmon »

Does it taste like despair?

Seriously though, that's always my first thought when I read a story about something like this. It's like my brain can't help but cringe of the thought of eating something made this way, even if it's irrational.

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Post by aninteger »

Goronmon wrote: post #3

Does it taste like despair? Seriously though, that's always my first thought when I read a story about something like this. It's like my brain can't help but cringe of the thought of eating something made this way, even if it's irrational.

I assume you are talking about MorningStar or Boca products. They aren't that bad are they? I eat a lot of red meat. Probably for both lunch and sometimes dinner almost every single day. It's gotten to a point to where cooking a meal without meat is an extreme challenge.

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Post by icebraining »

Goronmon wrote: post #3

Does it taste like despair? Seriously though, that's always my first thought when I read a story about something like this. It's like my brain can't help but cringe of the thought of eating something made this way, even if it's irrational.

We eat things made this way every day. Almost every food product nowadays contains synthetic components. This is just a step further.

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Post by wikiburner »

Goronmon wrote: post #3

Does it taste like despair? Seriously though, that's always my first thought when I read a story about something like this. It's like my brain can't help but cringe of the thought of eating something made this way, even if it's irrational.

Here's some reviews from food critics on the BBC:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23576143

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Post by spodek »

We have a lot of entrepreneurs here.

Why don't we start with an easier lab-grown animal product than something we ingest?

How about lab-grown fur coats (EDIT from evilduck's comment: or lab-grown leather for clothing, furniture, shoes, etc)? Who wouldn't want to wear a "mink" coat created with no animal pain?

Develop the technology on something we don't have to eat, along with the associated health risks and sensitivity of our palates, but still useful. Then transfer the technology to the harder areas.

I wrote about in-vitro fur before -- http://joshuaspodek.com/vegetarian-entrepreneurs-test. I'd love to see it but haven't heard of anyone working on it. Is anyone doing it?

Another application easier than in-vitro meat for humans -- in-vitro meat pet food.

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