Would you eat meat grown in a petri dish?

Question

This is exactly what is being developed. I was wondering if it would make any difference to the veg*n community in terms of ethics & or the environment.

I assume the healthy benefits or detractors would be about the same, though they might be able to modify some of these factors as well in a lab.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90235492

Answer 1

No! No clones either and no essence of cow, pig, turkey, lamb, goat, chicken or fish sprayed out of a can either. Yuck!.

Life comes from life. And furthermore flesh foods interfere with meditation.

Egad the human mind is a dangerous thing.

Answer 2

I'm a vegetarian. So meat  really isn't my thing.

But meat grown in a petri dish just sounds scary!! Why would anyone want to eat anything made in a lab?

And how would they know it was safe for human consumption? Would that not bring us back to the argument of whether or not animal testing is ethical? Humans wouldn't volunteer to test it, too much of a risk to the to company creating it (lawsuits and the such)

Answer 3

No, I think Mycoproteins (such as Quorn) are the way to go if we are growing foods in petri dishes, they are quick, can be made into any shape, flavour and are much better for you too.

Quorn products contain egg so are not suitable for Vegan's however, I am certain eventually an egg free process with be developed.  

http://www.quorncomments.com/CMSPage.asp...

http://www.biotopics.co.uk/edexcel/biote...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycoprotein

Answer 4

Well, Its all very odd to me how science is  experimenting all these unneccesary methods for things we do not need. I don't want cleaning products with possibly hazardous chemicals in them (that is why some are tested on animals), I don't want meat  from animals that went through excruiating pain led alone meat that has hormones in it, I don't want meat grown from a petri dish, and I don't want my dogs cloned in labs. I like things to be as natural as possible. Science is trying to make our present life and our future extremely bizarre. With that being said, if it meant that animals would no longer be killed for food that might change my point of view, however how would people know it would be safe to consume- if they test it on animals- no way! I honestly doubt that the mass population would actually eat meat grown from a petri dish.

Answer 5

Well.. no.

I'm a vegetarian not only for the animals, for my health as well.

Answer 6

I'm not a vegetarian, but I wouldn't touch that stuff. Then again, I'd rather have a steak that wasn't pumped full of antibiotics and hormones, too.

Answer 7

That is a good question.

I went vegan for health reasons. So would this new meat not have any cholesterol in it? If we cooked it and barbequed it, would the protein change into non recognizable proteins (proteins change upon heat into different proteins that the body treats like toxins)? And what about the fat content? Would it change into transfats once cooked just like regular meat?

Would the fake meat have all the nutrients and vitamins as real meat? It is after all just media with cloned cells being made into a tissue because of a matrix to make it into a 3 D scaffolding (as oppose to a petri dish 2 D scaffolding). Are scientist that skilled in that they can guarantee that they have every known nutrient we need that is in meat?

It would be great to know that animals would not have to be mass murdered anymore just to supply the population's demand for food tastes. Even though I went vegan for health reasons, I do not like to see any body's life taken away against their will (and I consider animals to be bodies and not a commodity).

Answer 8

Um, no.  It's still animal flesh.

Answer 9

Yes, I would. I'm not vegetarian because I hate the way meat tastes or smells; I'm vegetarian because of the way "food" animals are confined and routinely mistreated.

I really think vegetarians should support this exciting development. Cultured meat has the potential to end the suffering of literally billions of animals.

Interesting discussion of cultured meats:

http://satyamag.com/sept05/hawthorne.htm...

Paul Shapiro, Factory Farming Campaign manager for the Humane Society of the United States, is among those in favor of promoting it. “In vitro meat has the potential to reduce an enormous amount of suffering,” he says. “From an animal advocacy perspective, its production could bring about a significant reduction in the number of farm animals languishing in factory farms and slaughter plants. If successful, in vitro meat would allow those who eat meat to consume products identical to that which they’re accustomed, but without impacting any sentient animals.”

Answer 10

i wouldnt, but for a different reason than i have for regular meat.  i dont trust the fda to make sure it is safe. it just seems like one of those 10 years later everyone who ate it gets cancer products.

Answer 11

Wow, that's kind of creepy, I don't think so ...

Answer 12

Cook it over the bunson burner...mmmmmmm

Answer 13

That sounds very nasty!

Thanks for the article though. I'm not a fan of meat to being with so I would just take a lucky guess and say I wouldn't be a fan of petri dish meat.

Answer 14

no....i don't eat regular meat for religious/ethical reasons, but i wouldn't eat meat grown in a lab simply because that sounds unappetizing to me.  i would be too grossed out to eat it =P

Answer 15

if it comes from a living being that suffers than no.