Lab grown meat could be just six months away. Would you eat it?

No chance in hell.

The first two questions that popped into my mind were 1) Will lab grown meat products be able to produce the same chemicals.. im not a scientist so what im getting at is things like : vitamins, proteins, amino acids... etc. and 2) Would these lab grown products contain/produce anything that is not currently in the products we already consume.. (mainly anything harmful or irregular) ?

Unfortunately we may never know what we are eating.

I would say im not going to say no based on the fact that its lab grown. I would decide based off of whats in that meat (compared to say free range meat) and who made it. Not all lab grown meat will be the same.

reminds me of the squidbillies episode dealing with chicken that's genetically engineered. No thanks, veggie is the way to go.

no way.

The days of Soylent Green come!

I used to work in labs at some very prestigious institutions that you would recognize. We did some really good things in those labs that ultimately helped millions of people. I am proud of the work my colleagues and my small contributions could make to humanity. However, having worked in a lab, I know how things can go wrong, terribly wrong. F**K NO I WOULDNT eat lab grown meat......now about that guy that wants a lab grown vagina.......do you want hair with that vagina?

Why not? It could not be any worse than the industrial farm product that's offered now, plus the vat grown stuff would be about as sentient as your average tea party supporter. Hail the new flesh!

I don't eat meat, but I wouldn't even eat celery if it was cloned or made from stem cells, or feces (refer to prior article about Japanese production from excrement) or irradiated, etc

While there are possibilities, I don't believe this will become viable until meat becomes victim to fuel prices thru animal feed/ethanol competition. The upside is that one could breed the perfect meat animal without concern for the variables of growth rate and feed consumption. The results would be similar to Kobe beef without the cost associated with that. Just not sure if Americans, who determine the meat market, could get past what they were eating to enjoy the quality.

I refuse to eat it, even if the "ethical" reasons say we should. The animals that are considered livestock have no predetors and can't be released into the wild becuase they will destroy eco-systems. Look at feral hog problem in North America, they were once livestock that was lost and interbreed with the native hogs and their population spiraled out of control. If their is nothing to eat cows, horses, chickens, duck, ect. we will have to kill to protect the eco-systems of the world. So sit back and enjoy your meat in real ethical ways, no cage, free roam and real.

Ummmm, lab grown "meat" with BT corn covered in a pesticide sauce. Life is good.
In other words, hell no.

come on, it could never taste better than a freshly grid japanese turd burger

Added to to "Culture", "Current Cultural Issues" , and "current cult" ; cult of " petri dish culture" - heh -

Not if its a penis.
( sorry, . . .I just don't roll that way )

I dont want to eat the meat that is harvested "the old fashioned way" much less created in a lab. Let's not put stem cell research in the middle though. There are helpful and harmful aspects to all things.

I will stick to fresh off the hoof if you don't mind.

I think even roasted leg of Limbaugh sounds better than laboratory stem cell meat.

Lol no way... since there are too many people, maybe meat eaters should try cannibalism? malathion's suggestion works as well.

when they can grow an actual vagina maybe.

no ... have you read jane goodall?

not on your life

No

only meat is wild game..