In vitro Meat (Biotechnology and Society)

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Required Reading/Viewing
// Talk by main scientist behind the $325,000 test tube burger announced in August 2013. // Scientific review of state of the art in the in vitro meat field. Find the paper here. // General introduction to the state of this technology and its societal implications. View paper on SCRIPTed journal website // This is a "non-profit research organization advancing alternatives to conventionally produced meat". Explore links from their website for at least 10-15 min. // Read post on PETA website. // Web site for art project that was one of the first examples of in vitro meat. See also Victimless leather.
 * 1) Post2012a Mark Post TED Talk "Meet the new meat". (20 min)
 * 1) Langelaan2010 Langelaan, M.L.P., Boonen, K.J.M., Polak, R.B., Baaijens, F.P.T., Post, M.J., van der Schaft, D.W.J. Meet the new meat: tissue engineered skeletal muscle. Trends in Food Science & Technology 21:59-66 (2010).
 * 1)  Stephens2010 Stephens, N. In Vitro Meat: Zombies on the menu? SCRIPTed 7 (2), August 2010.
 * 1) NewHarvest New Harvest Website
 * 1) PETA PETA Offers $1 Million Reward to First Person to Make 'Test Tube' Meat
 * 1) Catts2003 Catts, O. (2003) "The Tissue Culture and Art Project: Disembodied Cuisine" Art Exhibit.