Can Lab-Grown Steak be the Future of Meat? | Big Business | Business Insider

Beef has a massive carbon footprint. Plant-based alternatives, like Beyond Meat, have grown into a $5.6 billion market. Still, scientists are trying to go a step further. This time, growing real meat in a lab without killing a cow. We head to Israel to see how a 3D-printed steak is made and if it could really make a dent in the busted beef industry.

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[uncleemad]

Me at my 70s printing perfectly amongus shaped beef for the 937329 times while my grandchildren beg me to stop.

[abcdLeeXY]

Greedy corporations and corrupt politicians that’s what we should “fix”

[anonimosu]

billions of cows will become unemployed! 😦

[jacobsmith]

I like how they said how the printing room must be clean and/or sterile yet nobody is practicing the proper sterile technique and it is not even a controlled environment, let alone a ISO 5 cleanroom with proper PPE and environmental monitoring. Also I've never seen anyone just pipette that Oil Red O stock straight into an empty plate without making it into a working solution, which should be made fresh.... somehow this feels like something to fool the general masses and reminded me of that Theranos company, like a scammer trying to scam people for investments

[theowlfromduolingo]

One thing that really annoys me about these start ups but mostly the media coverage is that if one interesting invention comes up, years pass and we don’t hear anything about it anymore.
There won’t be any solutions if even the beginnings don’t get a chance.

[slitheryshrek]

First questions I haver are;
1: does it provide the same level of nutrition?
2: what unnatural ingredients are there?
3: given that the density of pea/soy proteins that are in Beyond Meat are not sustainably healthy for the human gut, and as more of the population is becoming health conscious, how does this solution check off all the boxes in terms of a sustainable, low processed food source?

[pepperonish]

If I'm going to eat a lab grown meat, I want it to be an exotic meat.



Tiger, rhino, human

[JCJAKEE]

That lady that tried the printed crap looked 100% dissatisfied.

[Therufus]

"Cows aren't necessarily the most efficient way to produce beef." My dude, cows are the ONLY way to produce beef

Edit: Who knew this comment would upset so many people?

[leolow]

The answer is always the same. As long as similar price, taste and nutrition values, most people don't mind switching.

If your sales pitch is to mask the high selling price by saying is environmental friendly, better ethics, vegan etc, you're only targeting a niche market. Most people just don't care.

[vissa]

Would love to hear from all the people who stay in the villages nearby huge factory farms. The stench of cess pools has made their lives a hell. They may find this a relief

[gtnydrx]

Remember when SpongeBob printed the Crabby Pattie’s. It didn’t go well. 🤔

[xaviernice]

Decades ago, margarine is made from hydrogenated vegetable oil and was marketed as something healthier than butter. Now we know how unhealthy it is.

[jk]

The problem is greed not animal husbandry.

[toni]

They have to mix it with other things to make it edible. It just goes to show you how wonderful it is. Mix it with flavours and soy.

[jasmijnariel]

I give a bbq for my 50th birthday with 3d printed meat only!

[scoobysnacks]

i feel like the only thing that’ll hold people back from buying is that if it were to actually become commercial, it’ll be even more expensive than regular beef to increase profits and “value”, since technically scarcity has been far removed from the equation here.

[HiThisIsMine]

I remember seeing this stage of plant based meat (Impossible and Beyond type beef) not too long ago. Suddenly it’s in all the stores and in almost every drive through burger chain.

[vishnunalubola]

I think the blood in it, gives the taste of juiciness when it's cooked. Moreover, the lab grown steak is just a printed one, it doesn't undergo any contractions and expansions, thus, plasticity of steak will be more...

[blasterfish]

video didn't mention the amount of land and water needed to grow the food that is fed for the cows is where a ton of the environmental impact comes from.