Cultured Beef

[Palinurus]

From: _http://culturedbeef.net/what-is-it/ and _http://culturedbeef.net/resources/

What is Cultured Beef?

Cultured Beef is created by painlessly harvesting muscle cells from a living cow. Scientists then feed and nurture the cells so they multiply to create muscle tissue, which is the main component of the meat we eat. It is biologically exactly the same as the meat tissue that comes from a cow.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that the demand for meat is going to increase by more than two-thirds in the next 40 years and current production methods are not sustainable. In the near future both meat and other staple foods are likely to become expensive luxury items, thanks to the increased demand on crops for meat production, unless we find a sustainable alternative.

Livestock contributes to global warming through unchecked releases of methane, a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. The increase in demand will significantly increase levels of methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide and cause loss of biodiversity.

Cultured Beef is likely a more sustainable option that will change the way we eat and think about food forever.

How Cultured Beef is made

Cultured Beef is created by painlessly harvesting muscle cells from a living cow. Scientists then feed and nurture the cells so they multiply to create muscle tissue, which is the main component of the meat we eat. It is biologically exactly the same as the meat tissue that comes from a cow.

The cells grow into strands. 20,000 of these small strands of meat are then combined to create one normal sized hamburger.

The benefits

Although Mark Post’s burger is only intended as a proof of concept and it will be a while before Cultured Beef appears on supermarket shelves research already points to its potential.

Research carried out at the University of Oxford suggests that producing Cultured Beef could use as much as 99% less space than what is needed for current livestock farming methods. Research also points to greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental impacts for Cultured Beef being substantially lower than beef from modern farming.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdMQND4TPqM#at=18

29 July 2013
The world faces critical food shortages in the near future as demand for meat is expected to increase by more than two-thirds, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Cultured Beef represents the crucial first step in finding a sustainable alternative to meat production. This technology has been pioneered by Dr. Mark Post of Maastricht University. On August 5th 2013, the world's first cultured beef burger was cooked and tasted in London as proof of concept that this revolution in food science is possible.

Additional info:

_http://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/web/Main/Research1/ResearchUM/FirsteverPublicTastingOfLabgrownCulturedBeefBurger.htm
_http://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/

 

[H-KQGE]

Yep. Saw it on the news this morning when i got in. Amazing. Utterly amazing. BBC news had some recently converted veggie lover on to promote "the benefits." My fingers began inching toward the remote control even before he came on. "I turned vegan 5-6 years ago & it was one of the best decisions i've ever made, i've never felt better." Of course, of course...

 

[Palinurus]

Other resources:

_http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/aug/05/first-hamburger-lab-grown-meat-press-conference
_http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/aug/05/google-sergey-brin-synthetic-beef-hamburger
_http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23576143
_http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/science/engineering-the-325000-in-vitro-burger.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_vitro_meat

_http://www.new-harvest.org/
_http://www.invitromeat.org/

 

[Archaea]

From Session 9 April 2011 (http://cassiopaea.org/forum/index.php/topic,22855.0.html):

Q: (L) What about all the people who are vegetarians?

A: They are nuclear “toast” since so much of their energy must be expended to raise the vibrations of their food.

I wonder if growing cells from other cells would produce food with high enough vibrations. If so, it seems like a pretty good alternative food source to me...

 

[H-KQGE]

From Session 9 April 2011 (http://cassiopaea.org/forum/index.php/topic,22855.0.html):

Q: (L) What about all the people who are vegetarians?

A: They are nuclear “toast” since so much of their energy must be expended to raise the vibrations of their food.

I wonder if growing cells from other cells would produce food with high enough vibrations. If so, it seems like a pretty good alternative food source to me...

I don't know enough to comment on that but what jumps at me from the session excerpt is the energetic expenditure of vegans. That seems like a gaping hole in their psychic defences which could lead to massive manipulation via ponerization & any technological ones too. I'm also thinking about it in relation to the growing "night owls" thread..

 

[Bobo08]

A few things stand out for me from the quote:

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that the demand for meat is going to increase by more than two-thirds in the next 40 years and current production methods are not sustainable. In the near future both meat and other staple foods are likely to become expensive luxury items, thanks to the increased demand on crops for meat production, unless we find a sustainable alternative.

Meat production doesn't have to put strain on crop production if the animals are put out to pasture. The fact that it does is only owing to the horrible modern method of livestock raising. A lot of land areas are only suitable for use as livestock pasture but are still used for crop production at a huge cost in terms of energy and environment; the crop that is then fed to livestock in factory farming.

Livestock contributes to global warming through unchecked releases of methane, a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide. The increase in demand will significantly increase levels of methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide and cause loss of biodiversity.

This is completely BS!!!

Cultured Beef is created by painlessly harvesting muscle cells from a living cow. Scientists then feed and nurture the cells so they multiply to create muscle tissue, which is the main component of the meat we eat.

They don't say how the cells are grown, at what cost and how it is compared to the natural method of putting the animal to pasture.

It is biologically exactly the same as the meat tissue that comes from a cow.

I don't know the details but somehow I doubt that lab-produced meat tissue is exactly the same as the meat that comes from a cow...

 

[Archaea]

I don't know enough to comment on that but what jumps at me from the session excerpt is the energetic expenditure of vegans. That seems like a gaping hole in their psychic defences which could lead to massive manipulation via ponerization & any technological ones too. I'm also thinking about it in relation to the growing "night owls" thread..

Yeah, and with the context from the session it seems we need as much energy as we can get just to maintain our molecular cohesion. :(

 

[Palinurus]

I don't know enough to comment on that but what jumps at me from the session excerpt is the energetic expenditure of vegans. That seems like a gaping hole in their psychic defences which could lead to massive manipulation via ponerization & any technological ones too. I'm also thinking about it in relation to the growing "night owls" thread..

Yeah, and with the context from the session it seems we need as much energy as we can get just to maintain our molecular cohesion. :(

Just a quick note to mention that the two sessions following the quoted one of April 9, 2011 contain a follow up discussion about exactly this subject. It's too much to quote here so I'll just give the topics which both are highly recommended if you want to know more about this -- they are quite revealing:

Session June 11, 2011: https://cassiopaea.org/forum/index.php/topic,23860.0.html

Session August 20, 2011: https://cassiopaea.org/forum/index.php/topic,24722.0.html

Hope this helps a bit. :)

 

[Niall]

Note who's behind this:

Why are the founders of Microsoft, Google and Paypal investing in artificial meat?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/08/06/sergey-brin-isnt-the-only-tech-entrepreneur-investing-in-artificial-meat/

 

[Palinurus]

Interesting find, Kniall. Thanks for posting.

As usual, opening a can of worms reveals that there's more to a subject than meets the eye at first glance.

For some reason the movie Soylent Green comes to mind persistently. ;)

_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soylent_Green
_http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070723/

In an overpopulated futuristic Earth, a New York police detective finds himself marked for murder by government agents when he gets too close to a bizarre state secret involving the origins of a revolutionary and needed new foodstuff.

Full movie available here (but copyrights doubtful I think): _http://www.videobash.com/video_show/soylent-green-full-movie-324513

 

[whitecoast]

Interesting find, Kniall. Thanks for posting.

As usual, opening a can of worms reveals that there's more to a subject than meets the eye at first glance.

For some reason the movie Soylent Green comes to mind persistently. ;)

_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soylent_Green
_http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070723/

In an overpopulated futuristic Earth, a New York police detective finds himself marked for murder by government agents when he gets too close to a bizarre state secret involving the origins of a revolutionary and needed new foodstuff.

Full movie available here (but copyrights doubtful I think): _http://www.videobash.com/video_show/soylent-green-full-movie-324513

Speaking of Soylent:

http://m.vice.com/en_uk/read/rob-rhinehart-interview-soylent-never-eat-again

Remember Rob Rhinehart? I'm sure you do because it's hard to forget about a guy existing solely on vitamin puke. A few months ago we wrote about Soylent, an incredibly nutritious "food replacement" smoothie that Rob, a 24-year-old engineer, had been making and consuming as his only food source for almost five weeks. On one hand, it did look a bit like semen, but on the other, Rob claimed that by drinking it every day he'd never have to eat again. Given that starvation is a fairly major problem in the world at the moment and the planet's population will likely surpass 9 billion by 2050, Rob's invention seems like an important one.

Since we last talked to him, Rob and Soylent have become famous. His project has been derided as "dangerous", "ludicrous", and "a red flag for a potential eating disorder" by nutrition experts. Fortunately for Rob, the supporters of Soylent have been generous: a crowdfunding project for his fancy health goo raised almost $800,000 in under 30 days. Now Rob is the CEO of the Soylent Corporation; his hobby has officially turned into a career. His management team might look like the kind of technically-minded nerds who'd want to consume most of their meals in the form of a beige, odourless powder mix, but they're also the potential forefathers of a famine cure.

With over $1 million in preorders already received for Soylent worldwide, it seems like this stuff is going to stick around. I caught up with Rob to ask how it's all going for Soylent – which some are already calling "the future of food".

Culturing, mining/synthesizing food... I think the overarching goal here is learning how to feed people in spite of a total biospheric collapse. It coincides well with the logic of the machine.

 

[H-KQGE]

I don't know enough to comment on that but what jumps at me from the session excerpt is the energetic expenditure of vegans. That seems like a gaping hole in their psychic defences which could lead to massive manipulation via ponerization & any technological ones too. I'm also thinking about it in relation to the growing "night owls" thread..

Yeah, and with the context from the session it seems we need as much energy as we can get just to maintain our molecular cohesion. :(

Just a quick note to mention that the two sessions following the quoted one of April 9, 2011 contain a follow up discussion about exactly this subject. It's too much to quote here so I'll just give the topics which both are highly recommended if you want to know more about this -- they are quite revealing:

Session June 11, 2011: https://cassiopaea.org/forum/index.php/topic,23860.0.html

Session August 20, 2011: https://cassiopaea.org/forum/index.php/topic,24722.0.html

Hope this helps a bit. :)

I tell ya, that june 11 session... OP's, i forgot about that. The lack of objectivity (especially those that aren't OP's & connected to the animal soul pool) the ptb/4d sts manipulation of these "people" to convert those in a "soul struggle" into a basic non life-affirming diet, swelling the ranks that help push through legislative changes that aren't just restricted to the issue of "meat v veg."
The whole "dark circles extant on earth" comment drives it home considering how close we are to the precipice of a global pandemic, famine & weather distortions. ( i'm thinking about our info on the electrical features associated with tornadoes & others as portals for instance)

I also notice the fact that the paleo way isn't really being emphasised as bridge to an even better way of optimizing fuel : the ketogenic way. You know, eating less & less yet getting healthier & stronger all around? Somehow it's getting lost with scientists writing technical papers printing their findings (to tough for many of the public to pay attention to let alone comprehend) & the semi-colloquial stuff that makes it into " highbrow" newspapers. Anyway, the conditioning of the body to grains & veg is something to always keep in mind as a lot of folks might want to try a change but can't seem to take that pivotal step & i know some like this. Shame.

The "schizo-shamanic screw-up" thing is close to me as well as the thing with those who seem to have boundless energy, whilst those in close proximity seem to suffer. And then those sufferers move away (or stop feeding them by doing things for them) & the roles reverse. Lies.. damn lies... thanks Palinurus.

 

[Palinurus]

Thanks whitecoast for posting the info about Rob Rhinehart and his Soylent drink. I had no idea whatever.

Fiction has been surpassed by reality once again I'd say. And crowd funded no less. Very interesting indeed! Thanks again. :)

 

[SMM]

Is lab grown meat really the answer?

Although I hardly think Yahoo! Lifestyle is the best source for discussing the following...

Is lab grown meat really the answer?

"It is unlikely that lab grown meat will ever replace meat production in the UK," she said in a statement. "And there is still a long way to go before these products are anywhere near, if ever, being commercially viable."

In short it talks about creating meat from stem cells as a proposed solution to food shortages & feeding the growing population.
I may have a wild imagination but with Monsato & GMO about, it sounds a bit like it has intentions towards priming the population..?

 

[Palinurus]

Re: Is lab grown meat really the answer?

Hi SMM,

It may have escaped your attention but I recently started a topic about this subject called Cultured Beef over here:
http://cassiopaea.org/forum/index.php/topic,31958.0.html

Maybe your post could be merged into that thread? ;)

Mod edit: Topic merged