Could you be hearing that someday soon, as you hit the drive-through in your algae-fueled car? Let’s hope so! The lab-grown hamburger is finally here, thanks to one of the founders of Google.
The man who has bankrolled the production of the world’s first lab-grown hamburger has been revealed as Google co-founder Sergey Brin. The internet entrepreneur has backed the project to the tune of €250,000 (£215,000), allowing scientists to grow enough meat in the lab to create a burger – as a proof of concept – that will be cooked and eaten in London on Monday…
“It’s really just proof of concept right now, we’re trying to create the first cultured beef hamburger,” said Brin in a film to mark the tasting event in London. “From there I’m optimistic that we can really scale by leaps and bounds.”
Doesn’t that sound yummy? If only Chuck Heston had lived to see this day. It seems fitting that this is happening in England, world-renowned for its matchless cuisine.
And PeTA is really excited about it, saying in a statement: “[Lab-grown meat] will spell the end of lorries full of cows and chickens, abattoirs and factory farming. It will reduce carbon emissions, conserve water and make the food supply safer.” Then they sent out a bunch of college kids to get naked and wrap themselves in cellophane and pretend to be cuts of meat, which is always fun.
Here’s what I want on my Google Burger: ketchup, mustard, mayo, lettuce, tomato, and somebody else’s teeth.
Update: The “tasting event.” They certainly are… polite. I want Gordon Ramsay’s opinion!
Update: Thanks to commenter Caleb Herod for the inspiration.
"What's wrong with meat from a Lab?" — @BarackObama
— Jim Treacher (@jtLOL) August 5, 2013