Scientists in the Netherlands are close to putting the finishing touches on the first in vitro burger. That's right; soon, you'll be able to eat a Big Mac that was grown in a lab instead of coming from a dead cow.
The people who have developed this bovine stem-cell meat are trying to get famous chefs to cook them and famous people to eat them so that they can convince the general public that in vitro burgers are not just a gimmick, but the most ethical, nutritional and environmentally responsible thing to do in this day and age.
These scientists think that livestock meat production as it currently exists is unsustainable. More than 50% of all agricultural land is used for growing livestock. Cattle already consumes 10% of fresh water and it's estimated that the global demand for meat will double in the next 40 years.
What do you think? Would you still eat a double-double from In-n-Out even knowing it was grown in a lab?