Soon scientists may be able to grow animal flesh (including human flesh) in laboratories without hurting or killing any animals. In fact, Ingrid Newkirk wants to have her own flesh BBQed and eaten with in-vitro meat growing. She calls them "Newkirk Nuggets". Would you eat in-vitro grown meat? I myself probably wouldn't, for one main reason: the magical versatile soybean. :D

If nothing is being harmed to produce it, I'm all for eating it.

I wouldn't. it sounds too gross.

If it has the same biochemical properties as real animal flesh, I probably wouldn't, because my health is important to me, and I'm convinced eating animal flesh is unhealthy.

No. I already don't think of meat as food so I wouldn't be able to eat it.

No, I woudn't - still ick, I believe they have to initially start the process with a live animal, cloning or something. So if that is the case, still exploitation. Would it be better for the environment , animals and such - probably.
But, still not for me, meat is well... meat. *shrugs*

I'd still stay meat free. I still consider meat to be unhealthy.

I don't think in vitro meat will go large scale anytime soon. The livestock industry is like the oil industry--they'll only go under when the environment has been so exploited they have no other choice. For now, it doesn't matter to them if there are cleaner or more eco-friendly ways of getting the end product.

I am with Skarlett in that I consider meat to be unhealthy. What exactly do we mean by "in-vitro"? If we're talking about growing meat from cell cultures, then I definitely favor that more than people eating animals.

Sounds creepy. *Shudders*

I probably wouldn't eat it, just cause the sound of "lab-grown flesh" is enough to make my stomach churn.

I seriously doubt it.

To creepy and sick. Besides that it wouldnt change the health of eating meat.

I am with Skarlett in that I consider meat to be unhealthy. What exactly do we mean by "in-vitro"? If we're talking about growing meat from cell cultures, then I definitely favor that more than people eating animals.
I agree. Ideally, people simply wouldn't eat any kind of animal flesh, and on average they'd likely be healthier than they are now, but if we accept it as a truth that people are not going to stop eating animal flesh, it would certainly be better to minimize the suffering. So if this method could do that, I'd be all for it.

I wouldn't eat it, unless it was one of those great hypothetical situations where you have to choose between real meat and this meat. Wouldn't it be cool if people who insist on eating meat didn't have to kill any animals to do so

Aside from the fact that its all too gross sounding, meat is still not a very healthy option, and so I would never go back to eating it, even if it was cruelty free. Plus it can almost be guarenteed that factory grown "flesh" will be pumped full of chemicals and preservatives and additives.

From everything I've read, it seems to me that the general consensus all across the board is that the ideal healthy diet does not contain animals. No reason for us to eat it, no reason for us to grow it in a lab.

What good can food out of a lab really be? I eat real sugar, not lab sugar. I want real soy, not lab soy or gmo soy. How could it really be good for anyone if it's made from a lab not reality?

NO. This seems wrong to me, on so many levels...

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Not sure i'd want to eat it.. All meat sounds pretty unappetizing to me. I'd prolly give it a shot once.. and see how it goes from there. If i did eat it, it would be rarely- Veggies are soo much better for you : )

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SOunds like the axolotl tanks the Tlelaxu(sp?) used in the Dune prequels. Nasty. But I'd try it once.

Any Margaret Atwood fans here? This reminds me of Oryx and Crake. Grosses me out :spew:

I voted no.

Wow! Why in the world would I want to?

yuck :spew: who comes up with this type of thing.. and why.... personally I wouldn't eat it. to me, meat is meat is meat, and I don't think it is healthy, and I don't consider it food.