Meat minus the animals

Imagine eating meat grown in a laboratory or a factory and not on a farm in an animal. It is not there yet, but scientists has taken tissue engineering to where cells taken from animals can be grown directly into meat in a laboratory. They claim that the technology could benefit both humans and the environment, be healthier, reduce the need to keep millions of animals in cramped conditions and lessen the meamage caused by meat production to the environment. It may also overcome the objections of those who don't eat meat because they don't want an animal to be harmed for their meal.

However, even meat grown in the laboratory need to be exercised, otherwise it will be like mush. To do that, they suggested growing the cells on large sheets that is stretched to provide the 'exercise' for the growing muscles.

Scientists aim for lab-grown meat