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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