Would you eat schmeat - meat grown in a lab from animal stem cells? This cruelty free meat is becoming a reality; in fact the first in-vitro hamburger was tasted at an event in London recently. That burger cost more then $330, 000 Cdn to produce. Tasters complained that the patty lacked flavour but I'm sure that could be worked out. Besides being victimless test tube meat would have a positive environmental effect because it would require fewer resources and produce less greenhouse gas and other waste than conventional meat production.
When can we expect to eat in-vitro meat?
Alexis C. Madrigal has charted predictions
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| Prediction | Start Date | End Date | Source |
| Winston Churchill: "Fifty years hence we shall escape the absurdity of growing a whole
chicken in order to eat the breast or wing by growing these parts separately under a suitable medium." | 1/1/1932 | 1/1/1982 | New Harvest |
| Jason Matheny: "Within several years, lab meat could be used in Spam, sausage, and even chicken nuggets." | 3/1/2005 | 3/1/2008 | http://www.new-harvest.org/2005/03/tissue-engineers-cook-up-plan-for-lab-grown-discover/ |
| NYT Magazine: "In a few years' time there may be a lab-grown meat ready to market as sausages or patties" | 12/11/2005 | 12/11/2008 | http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/11/magazine/11ideas_section2-9.html |
| NYT Magazine: " In 20 years, the scientists predict, they may be able to grow a whole beef or pork loin." | 12/11/2005 | 12/11/2025 | http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/11/magazine/11ideas_section2-9.html |
| Scientist Henk Haagsman: "hope to grow a form of minced [pork] meat suitable for burgers, sausages and pizza toppings within the next few years." | 6/21/2006 | 6/21/2009 | http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/06/71201 |
| Scientist Paul Kosnik: "We believe the goal of a processed meat product is attainable in the next five years if funding is available and the R&D is pursued aggressively." | 6/21/2006 | 6/21/2011 | http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/06/71201 |
| Wired.com: "The technology to grow a juicy steak, however, is still a decade or so away. No one has yet figured out how to grow blood vessels within tissue." | 6/21/2006 | 6/21/2016 | http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/06/71201 |
| In-Vitro Meat Consortium: "In Vitro Meat Consortium still hopes to produce processed meats within a few years." | 1/5/2008 | 1/5/2011 | Globe and Mail |
| In-Vitro Meat Consortium: "In Vitro Meat Consortium still hopes to produce ... higher-quality cuts by 2020." | 1/5/2008 | 1/1/2020 | Globe and Mail |
| Telegraph: "It's predicted that commercial production could be underway within five years, with the hope that mass production of in vitro meat could feed the world's starving millions." | 12/30/2009 | 12/30/2014 | Telegraph |
| Jason Matheny: "[Matheny] thought lab-produced meat might be on the market within the next few years." | 1/22/2010 | 1/22/2013 | Hobart Mercury (Australia) |
| Mark Post: "Post said [lab-produced meat entering the market] could take about a decade." | 1/22/2010 | 1/22/2020 | Hobart Mercury (Australia) |
| Jason Matheny: "Matheny...estimates that once the high cost of creating cultured meat is lowered, the product could be in supermarket coolers within five to 10 years." | 1/27/2010 | 1/27/2020 | http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jan/27/news/la-bx-science-meat27-2010jan27 |
| Mark Post: "Professor [Mark] Post told Scientific American magazine that he thought the first test-tube burger could be made within 12 months." | 1/29/2011 | 1/29/2012 | The New Zealand Herald |
| Mark Post: "With unlimited funding, Dr. Post says, in vitro meat could be made commercially available in 10 to 20 years. | 7/11/2011 | 7/11/2021 | National Post |
| Mark Post: "But at the current pace, with the current funding, it's going to take forever." | 7/11/2011 | 7/11/2111 | National Post |
| New Scientist: "The world's first lab-grown sausage is scheduled to appear in six months" | 9/3/2011 | 3/3/2012 | New Scientist |
| Neil Stephens: "Potential for the first full burger to be produced within a year" | 10/22/2011 | 10/22/2012 | The Western Mail |
| Neil Stephens: "The likelihood is that mass-produced artificial beef, pork, lamb or chicken is at least a decade away." | 10/22/2011 | 10/22/2021 | The Western Mail |
| Mark Post: "While Monday's fry-up will be a world first and only an initial proof-of concept, the Dutch scientist reckons commercial production of cultured beef could begin within the next 20 years." | 8/5/2013 | 8/5/2033 | Reuters |
Read more at The Atlantic
Related article on the cultured meat tasting in London.
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