Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Is McDonalds financing this?

Stem cells can have a wide use. Prof. Mark Post is trying to develop a hamburger from them and he's coming closer to succeeding, he says. Here is his  proposed method:
  • Take stem cells from a cow and add serum from a cow fetus.
  • Put them in a soup in which they will grow into muscle cells and multiply as many as 30 times.
  • Attach the muscle cells to velcro and stretch them.
  • Grind in fat tissue.
  • Voila - a Big Mac.


A better looking burger can be ready by October. Supposedly, Post has a financial backer who is willing to invest 200,000 English pounds.

While this story does seem very futuristic, there will likely be a need for something like this if the world's population continues growing at its current rate.

Hat tip to our Vineyard correspondent.

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