by Long Island Attorney Paul A. Lauto, Esq.
There is a classic Three Stooges episode called "Disorder In The Court" in which Curly tells the Judge, "Truth is stranger than fiction Judgie Wudgie." It appears that Curly was correct, as the title question to this article is on track to be a reality in less than 10 years.
Dr. Mark Post of the Netherlands, among others, have been working on perfecting the technology to grow synthetic beef. In fact the world's first "test tube burger" is likely to debut in London before the end of this year. Although the cost to develop the first "test tube burger" has exceeded $300,000, the progress made to date indicates that synthetic beef may be available in food stores near you within the next decade.
In order to create a synthetic burger, stem cells are first extracted from bovine muscle tissue. The cells are then grown under tension in strips stretched upon velcro boards. When maturation is attained, approximately 3,000 muscle strips are minced together with 200 fat strips to create a synthetic burger.
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