Guest guest Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 Thought this might be of interest. 2/21/2007 1:19:37 PM Pacific Standard Time hsiresearch Here's some news that might turn a few meat eaters into strict vegetarians. In past e-Alerts I've told you about unappealing meat preparation methods, such as irradiation (killing bacteria with radiation) and modified atmosphere packaging (improving the color of meat with carbon monoxide). But those dubious processing techniques seem quaintly old-fashioned compared to an up and coming process in which meat is grown in factory farms. In 2001, NASA began funding in vitro meat farming. After scientists succeeded in growing goldfish muscle in a lab, a Dutch sausage company ramped up more ambitious experiments that have led to factory production of meat grown from pig stem cells. Just one problem: Factory-made muscle tissue is gooey. Muscle tissue from livestock is firm because it's constantly flexed while the animals are alive. So to keep factory-made muscle from having the texture of pudding, the tissue is grown on racks that expand and contract to simulate flexing. To Your Good Health, Jenny Thompson Source: " The OINK-less BLT " Ian Christe, Popular Mechanics, March 2007, popularmechanics.com ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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