The idea of test tube meat is as intriguing as it is revolting, so we figured we should put the big-money question that could make or break the bio-tech industry to everyday Brooklynites: “Would you eat a hamburger grown in a test tube?”
Un-surprisingly, their responses were as mixed as a vat of ground beef.
— Max Jaeger
Pink slime: A scientist shows beef made in a laboratory from the stem cells of a cow at the first public tasting of the stuff in August, 2013. The first batch cost $300,000 to produce.
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No, no, no. USDA-approved only.nDenzel Greene, East Flatbush
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This is a really cool concept. Yeah, I think I would. I don’t have any reservations and I feel a lot of people are moving towards trying new things.nArumme Agaiwal, Clinton Hill
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No. There are so many layers to how nature creates something. We can’t just skim the surface and say ‘That’s what makes meat.’”nLesley Kernochan, Ditmas Park
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I’d give it a try. You don’t have any on you, do you?nForrest Myers, Williamsburg
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We have enough problems with our food as it is. But if you didn’t know, it wouldn’t matter.nMinerva Morales, Park Slope
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