According to reports, a scientist in London has created the world’s first “in vitro” burger, which is made from bovine stem cells cultured in a laboratory at a cost of around £250,000 (also known as over $375,000).
According to The Independent, scientists will present the burger, which is supposed to provide tangible evidence of a step in resolving the world’s imminent meat shortage, at a public demonstration in London this weekend.
“The precious patty will be made of some 3,000 strips of artificial beef, each the size of a rice grain, grown from bovine stem cells cultured in the laboratory,” the article continues.
Professor Mark Post, the scientist behind the lavish burger said: “Over time, my view is that we will have a limited supply of animals to feed the world. So we basically kill animals and take all of their stem cells to grow more meat, so we would still need real animals for this technology. Right now, we are using 70 percent of our agricultural capacity to grow meat through livestock. We will need alternatives. If we do nothing, meat will become a luxury food and will become very expensive.”
Theoretically, the stem cells from one animal could provide a
million times more meat than the beef from the animal itself, which
could help cut back on environmental emissions and production costs.
A select few members of the public have been invited to see the burger, which will be cooked next week in West London.
It is expected to be sold in stores within the next ten years.
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