The Dutch Weed Burger: Vegan Fast Superfood

Truthout - Growing environmental, ethical and social concerns have pushed many, from Beyonce to Bill Gates, to look for alternatives to eating meat. Amid a media storm last August, a 5-ounce in vitro beef burger, made using stem cells from slaughterhouse scraps, was sampled by a team of three tasters in London.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals declared in a statement that "in vitro technology will spell the end of lorries full of cows and chickens, abattoirs and factory farming," and that "it will reduce carbon emissions, conserve water and make the food supply safer."  Read more.