I wish the article explained a little bit more indepth the process of "extracting" the original cells from the animals. Not only that, but how it is "grown". I suppose these questions are the primary source of all the ethical issues that I'm sure are flying around on this issue. The people they interviewed seemed to oppose it because the end product is "a lump of meat that had been pumped full of chemicals", though the article never explicitly states that's how the technology works. I'm sure chemicals are involved, but which ones? Are they "pumped" into the meat? It sounds like it might work in the same manner as skin grafting or other similar technologies. If so, would the same people that wouldn't eat this meat refuse to recieve skin grafts?
It seems to me like in the long run, it would be a good thing if all of their claims are true. If proven safe, I don't think I would have a problem eating artificially cultivated meat. On the other hand, I don't know much about it. Then again, I try to remain ignorant about what they do to produce meat from livestock -- ask any vegan and they will probably tell you horrible things about how meat products are "created". Don't like it? Then don't eat it.
The real question is, how does it taste?
