It’s an abominantion that we have allowed scientists free run to waste time, money and mental resources to come up with crap like this. Instead of solving the issues which face us at present they wander off in a la-la-land of speculative what-ifs in the hunt to extend our enternment on this earth. Rather than curing disease and making life liveable now they want to grow us new body parts and come up with a chemical solution to a natural problem–aging. Whenever the problems of overpopulation are raised and people bitch about the birth-rate being out of control I always counter, “birth-rate? It’s not the birth-rate, it the death rate–it too low. . . .” One thing you learn on a farm–everything must die, maybe not when you plan it and often at the worst possible time, but life has a finite end. There’s no reason to try to extend it artificially.

Scientifically grown meat will NEVER replace the real thing. In taste, texture, use-ability, nutrition and satisfaction it will always come up short. GM foods are and will be seen to be one of the largest mistakes of recent decades. The only way to extend life and be happy about it (who want to be clinging on to an artificially, drug-enduced, synthesized life for years without happiness?) it to eat good, healthy, natural, organically, sustainably rasied foods. Raising them yourself gives you the added benefit of exercise, fresh air and harmony with nature.

Is it any wonder that none of the scientists wanted to try the proto-meat they grew in a test-tube? There is something abhorant in the very concept and they couldn’t bring themselves to transgress nature themselves. Nevertheless, they’re still going to press on. What idiots. If they used their brains for good instead of corporate profit mongering Global Warming, Hunger–brought on by over-chemical-fertilization and tillage of weak soils–Wars, and cureable diseases could all be brought to an end. Instead we get countertop monkey meat in a petri-dish.

I’m going out in this summer down pour to hug my calf. . . .