Posted Jun 03, 2007 at 09:51PM by Nicolo S. Listed in: Environmental Campaigns, Biology Tags: NASA, Netherlands, methane
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Mmm.. fresh meat - Image 1Rumors about KFC chicken being artificial may have been debunked, but man-made animal food products aren't impossible to produce. Some researchers from the Netherlands believe that killing a lot of animals isn't good for the environment, and meat created through scientific methods is more efficient.

Only thin layers of cells have been produced by these Dutch scientists so far, but success would mean a lot to Mother Earth.

Everything involved in the process of slaughtering animals and sending them to retailers have a negative effect to the world. If artificial meat was created, methane produced by animals will be reduced, as well as other harmful materials expelled into the air.

Meanwhile, the US is doing their own research: NASA is trying to figure out a way to make meat for astronauts. The question is, even if this becomes successful, will people actually eat artificial meat? The scientists believe that some would definitely avoid unnatural food, but the demand will be high enough.


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   by G (Unregistered) - 2007-06-04
 » lol

lol id eat it if it tasted like chicken

but seriously id eat as an alternative to killing animals hmm i wonder what this means for veggies...

i expect it to be much more expensive than standard meat though


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   Re: vincent (Unregistered) - 2007-06-05
 » umm

shortages would cause actual meat to have a price hike and this meat would be more exspensive than current meat but when its needed it'll be cheaper than the actual meat in its time.
   by bj (Unregistered) - 2007-06-05
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i dontt think it would be that much more expensive



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