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Robert Winner
Joseph City, AZ
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Would you eat "in vitro" meat?

Dutch biologist Mark Post says he can make a lab grown hamburger available by the end of the year.

What would be the impacts world wide of have lab grown meat?

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Timothy Sallume
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Jan 5 2012: According to one study, the impact would be: it would use 35 to 60 percent less energy, emit 80 to 95 percent less greenhouse gas, and use around 98 percent less land. (http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/11/us-science-meat-f-idUSTRE7AA30020111111)

Would I eat lab-grown meat? Sure. Am I ready to give up steak for it? Probably not at this stage.
- Robert Winner 50+
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  Jan 6 2012: Good site ..... Great answer

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