Stem cell research has taken a new turn: scientists around the globe are using stem cells to grow edible meat in the lab. They're not anywhere near developing a synthetically-grown steak just yet, but Dutch professor Henk Haagsman and his associates think mass-produced, lab-cultured ground meat could be in stores as soon as 2009.
Haagsman is a professor of meat sciences at Utrecht University. At the moment, they're only capable of producing very small masses of meat. The nutrient solutions used to create the lab-bred meat can cost up to $10,000 per pound. But according to Jason Matheny of the University of Maryland, the cost could go down to $1 per pound if the certain plants and fungal sources can be utilized for the process. - How Stuff Works
Disgusting, yet fascinating. Kind of like Ann Coulter.
