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09-10-2018, 02:48 PM
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Would You Eat Lab-Grown Meat?
I saw an article in the Eating Well Magazine (July/August 2018) that said they are progressing with growing meats like beef muscle and chicken and even fish in labs. They are hoping to hit store shelves by the end of 2018.
Big meat companies like Tyson, according to the article, are investing in this procedure.
One person in the article said an study was done at Oxford on lab-grown meats and they said it uses up to 96 percent less water and 99 percent less greenhouse gas.
And since there is no fecal contamination there is less likelihood of the meat becoming contaminated with Salmonella and E. coli.
There is no harm to the host cow, chicken or fish. A tiny amount of muscle tissue is taken from the animal.
At Maastricht University, researchers developed this method of growing beef in a lab.
Muscle-specific stem cells are isolated from the tissue sample.
The cells are placed in a liquid that "feeds" them. They multiply by 100 trillion-fold over 7 to 8 weeks and start becoming actual muscle cells.
Groups of 1.5 million cells fuse into a strand. A gel column is added and the fibers form a 1 millimeter ring around it. The muscle cells contract spontaneously, and the ring structure translates that contraction into tension, triggering protein formation.
I'm especially curious to know if Vegans and Vegetarians would consider consuming lab-grown meats. But all are welcome to comment.
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09-10-2018, 02:55 PM
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09-10-2018, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Pagandell
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I would try it out of curiosity. But grass fed beef that has not been finished with corn is the absolutely healthiest beef you can consume.
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09-10-2018, 04:40 PM
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QUOTE=linen53]I would try it out of curiosity. But grass fed beef that has not been finished with corn is the absolutely healthiest beef you can consume.[/quote]
What's that got to do with a vege/ vegan section of a spiritual forums :
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09-10-2018, 05:56 PM
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[quote=Pagandel
What's that got to do with a vege/ vegan section of a spiritual forums : [/QUOTE]
I actually think was appropriate for Linin to post this here because one of the two main reasons people give for being vegans is either problems with digesting meat.....or compassion for poor little critters getting whacked for food.....
So if compassion is your reason......and this process of producing meat removes the poor little critters getting whacked and eaten part from the equation ......would that then make you inclined to consume this......well......it sounds like synthetic meat to me...
Does this change how you would feel about eating meat???
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10-10-2018, 06:59 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lucky 1
I actually think was appropriate for Linin to post this here because one of the two main reasons people give for being vegans is either problems with digesting meat.....or compassion for poor little critters getting whacked for food.....
So if compassion is your reason......and this process of producing meat removes the poor little critters getting whacked and eaten part from the equation ......would that then make you inclined to consume this......well......it sounds like synthetic meat to me...
Does this change how you would feel about eating meat???
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My point was I really don't think any vegie or vegan is interested in the fact that Linen thinks
Quote Linen, Grass fed beef that has not been finished with corn is the absolutely healthiest beef you can consume.
We don't eat dead animals even if they have been allowed to eat a bit of grass before you insert the knife. !!!!!
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09-10-2018, 07:11 PM
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Quote:
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QUOTE=linen53]I would try it out of curiosity. But grass fed beef that has not been finished with corn is the absolutely healthiest beef you can consume.
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What's that got to do with a vege/ vegan section of a spiritual forums : [/quote]
You asked me.
The reason I put this in the vegan/vegetarian section is I am curious how vegans and vegetarians interpret this new development. I said that in my first post.
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09-10-2018, 06:47 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by linen53
I would try it out of curiosity. But grass fed beef that has not been finished with corn is the absolutely healthiest beef you can consume.
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What would you think of a sample which came from a grass fed cow? If it had none of the corn etc ?
If I did go towards the poultry, I would much rather have an organic grass fed hen. Without all of the additives/corn/chemicals/hormones/fecal matter etc.
Also I need to tell my daughter about this because she has been having all kinds of ethical trauma over still eating meat (she adores animals and can't live with herself), plus the environment is a huge issue so for her this will most likely be wonderful news.
It will probably be the solution she is looking for.
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09-10-2018, 07:32 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sister Moon
What would you think of a sample which came from a grass fed cow? If it had none of the corn etc ?
If I did go towards the poultry, I would much rather have an organic grass fed hen. Without all of the additives/corn/chemicals/hormones/fecal matter etc.
Also I need to tell my daughter about this because she has been having all kinds of ethical trauma over still eating meat (she adores animals and can't live with herself), plus the environment is a huge issue so for her this will most likely be wonderful news.
It will probably be the solution she is looking for.
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Poultry that has run the yard and eats bugs and grass and stuff to me is a much healthier choice to a lab grown piece of meat. I wonder about the chemicals too. Big food companies have a way of ruining just about everything as you said in your last post. But if they have an organic line it might work for some.
You take one cow and stuff corn down it's throat and it's not a healthy cow. It will die within 2 years because their digestive system is not equipped to digest corn.
You take a second cow and give it nothing but grass, rotating it from one field to another throughout the year and you have a very healthy, natural cow.
The sample, whether taken from the first or the second cow are just the genetics of the animal. Not the sickness or the wellness, I would think. But I don't for sure. You bring up a good point.
I do hope your daughter can find an ethical solution to this issue. This might be her ticket.
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09-10-2018, 03:28 PM
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Would you eat it linen
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