Zero cows were killed in the making of the burger, a humane angle that is apparently what intrigued Google co-founder Sergey Brin. August 5, 2013 6:43 AM PDT Synthetic meat, real table manners. (Credit: via Crave UK,CulturedBeef.net) Google's Sergey Brin has said that he funded a Dutch university's project to craft the world's first lab-grown burger. The slab of synthetic meat, seen above, was grown using cells from a cow's shoulder, which were grown into strips of meat, which in turn were mushed into a patty that required the killing of precisely zero cows. That humane angle is apparently what intrigued Google co-founder Brin, who appeared in a video posted on The Guardian to say, "We have a vision in our minds of pristine farms, couple of cows, couple of chickens, but that's not actually how meat gets produced today." The project apparently cost a whopping 250,000 euros, but could offer a glimpse at the future of food production. The burger was cooked and eaten today at an event in London. Read more of "Google co-founder bankrolls world's first lab-grown burger" at Crave UK.
Zero cows were killed in the making of the burger, a humane angle that is apparently what intrigued Google co-founder Sergey Brin.
Synthetic meat, real table manners.
(Credit: via Crave UK,CulturedBeef.net)
Google's Sergey Brin has said that he funded a Dutch university's project to craft the world's first lab-grown burger.
The slab of synthetic meat, seen above, was grown using cells from a cow's shoulder, which were grown into strips of meat, which in turn were mushed into a patty that required the killing of precisely zero cows.
That humane angle is apparently what intrigued Google co-founder Brin, who appeared in a video posted on The Guardian to say, "We have a vision in our minds of pristine farms, couple of cows, couple of chickens, but that's not actually how meat gets produced today."
The project apparently cost a whopping 250,000 euros, but could offer a glimpse at the future of food production. The burger was cooked and eaten today at an event in London.
Read more of "Google co-founder bankrolls world's first lab-grown burger" at Crave UK.
