Mystery Meat.

One technical challenge: Muscle tissue that has never been flexed is a gooey mass, unlike the grained texture of meat from an animal that once lived. The solution is to stretch the tissue mechanically, growing cells on a scaffold that expands and contracts. This would allow factories to tone the flaccid flesh with a controlled workout.

A steak on my plate without having to be responsible in any measure for killing a living being. Wonderful, I think. Even if it tasted reasonably like meat of any kind I would eat it. And, Haha, and, my vegetarian daughter would lose her argument for being one.

The "meat is murder" folks are just ahead of their time. Like protesting slavery in the 12th century. If they were really interested in getting rid of the slaughter houses they'd be working for government funding for vat grown meat. Now they can.

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A small batch of stem cells can be used to grow large sheets of pork. Scientists can add vitamins, fatty acids and flavors to the meat, which could one day be processed into food products.

One day? I'm pretty sure McDonalds has already been doing this, and with pork specifically. Ever see what's IN a McRib sandwich?

Cooked in herbs and flambéed for eight brave dinner guests, the slimy frog steaks came attached to small strips of fabric — the growth scaffolding. Half the tasters spit out their historic dinner. (Perhaps more significant, half didn't.)

Did anyone think to find out which of the eight dinner guests were used to frog legs, at least?