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I heard on the news this morning, that scientists have grown strips of beef, cultured from stem cells of cattle, and have put together the worlds first test tube burger. Would you, could you eat this? |
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@nikkei | 5 August 13 |
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that sounds fkn horrendous. why would you even try it??
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@dodgey | 5 August 13 |
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No because I only eat beef that comes from British farms.
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@zonino | 5 August 13 |
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of course, it may not actually make me sick like real beef
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@dodgey | 5 August 13 |
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This sort of practice will put farmers out of work.
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@zonino | 5 August 13 |
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bit like mcdonalds, the only meat like substance I could eat without getting sick when I was at my worst
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@zonino | 5 August 13 |
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@ dodgey - 5.08.13 - 12:33pm This sort of practice will put farmers out of work. They'll grow vegetables or grow test tube burger farmers |
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@3mel | 5 August 13 |
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sounds wrong
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@pout | 5 August 13 |
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@ dodgey - 5.08.13 - 12:33pm This sort of practice will put farmers out of work. I dont think the idea is to put farmers out of business, but to provide a meat source to meet the ever increasing demand, that's coming from places like china etc. |
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@tokage | 5 August 13 |
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i don't like it at all tbh.. and i don't think it will put farmers out of business, it may be more expensive i think.
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@3mel | 5 August 13 |
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at a cost of 220.000 quid making one burgers worth, I don't think any farmers need worry just yet
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@lionoo | 5 August 13 |
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I dont want anything genetically modified!
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@kimjongl | 5 August 13 |
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If they improve the technology it will become cheaper over time. Price will be the determining factor in whether people eat it or not. Why pay for the costs of an expensive farm, wages, animal feed etc when it can be done for so much cheaper on a per unit basis.
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@tokage | 5 August 13 |
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i think i ewould rather pay more for normal meat.
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@3mel | 5 August 13 |
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cow farming for beef is responsible for a large chunk of green house gas emissions. if they can do it cheaper, with no side effects and a lower carbon footprint why not... it would certainly be more humane.
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@kimjongl | 5 August 13 |
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@ tokage - 5.08.13 - 12:56pm i think i ewould rather pay more for normal meat. People of today aren't really the target market though, it's people who haven't even been born yet who will be the consumers of this product. Our great grandchildren will be looking at us as the weird ones for being old fashioned and still eating farm bred animals. |
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@tokage | 5 August 13 |
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yes, no side effects... then in 50 years time they find one or 60.. let em cows fart for all they're worth, i still prefer them.
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@kimjongl | 5 August 13 |
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Especially when the price of our old fashioned burgers will be equivalent to buying a new TV or something.
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@pout | 5 August 13 |
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There's an article about this, on the bbc website. Maybe somebody can please post the link , i dont know how.
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@3mel | 5 August 13 |
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didn't see a BBC link http://news.sky.com/story/1124439/test-tube-burger-served-up-for-first-time .. or http://is.gd/NH4Ueb
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@pout | 5 August 13 |
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Thanks mel 
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