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LABORATORY GROWN MEAT
Animal Science 460-560
Flannery Lucas
Monday, March 10, 2014
WHAT IS LABORATORY GROWN MEAT?
 Based on stem cell technology
 Not a new idea
 Culture of skeletal muscle
 In vitro
LAB BURGERS: SIMPLIFIED
LAB-GROWN BEEF TASTE TEST: ‘ALMOST’ LIKE A BURGER
 Washington Post article from August 5, 2013
 Environmental impact of traditional meat production
 Research scientist’s expectations
 Taste test
 Journal of Meat Science article: Cultured Meat from Stem Cells: Challenges & Prospects
 Need for meat alternative
 Requirements for meat alternative
 Acknowledgement of further research
CHALLENGES
 Cost
 140 grams = $330,000.00
 Consumer acceptance
 Inclusion of healthier fats
 Texture
 Taste
 Government approval
PROSPECTS OF LABORATORY-GROWN MEAT
 Feed the planet
 Reduce environmental impacts
 Less land
 Faster
 Nutritional benefits
 Novel products
 Blends
REFERENCES
Post, Mark A. "Cultured meat from stem cells: challenges and prospects." Meat Science
Journal. 92 (2012): 297-301. Web. 6 Mar. 2014.
<doi:10.1016/j.meatsci.2012.04.008>.
Zaraska, Marta. "Lab-grown beef: Tastes 'almost' like a burger." Washington
Post [London] 05 August 2013, Health & Science. Web. 6 Mar. 2014.
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/lab-grown-beef
taste-test-almost-like-a-burger/2013/08/05/921a5996-fdf4-11e2-96a8
d3b921c0924a_story.html>.