First artificial hamburger today 'on the table' in London - ANSA.it

Into LONDON – It ‘s the” hamburger day’. Today in London is cooked and ate one meatball completely artificial. The experiment takes place ‘in a place’ – secret until now – in the west of the British capital. A guide and ‘the architect of the project, Mark Post, the university scientist’ Dutch Maastricht, who made the beef burger cultivating in the laboratory stem cells from the muscle of a cow. The cost to make it happen and ‘was exorbitant: about 220 thousand pounds (250 thousand euro).

Into journalists and scholars taking part in the event. To try the meat – which is said to taste of cuttlefish – will be two volunteers, one of which is’ t he anonymous businessman who has funded the initiative, along with the Dutch government. Scientists think that the mass production of steaks and burgers of different animals will come ‘in about 10 years. This will be ‘essential to meet the growing demand for meat in the world, projected to double by 2050.