3D printed meat could soon be cheap and tasty enough to win you over

By Ryan Whitwam
geek.com
February 12, 2013

The next time you’re about to bite into a hamburger, take
a moment to consider the resources that went into making
it. In a recent Solve for X talk, Andras Forgacs laid out
all the statistics, and explained how tantalizingly close
we are to a more sustainable method of meat production.
Basically, humanity may soon be 3D printing meat instead
of growing it in an animal.

Forgacs starts by explaining just how costly a single
quarter-pound beef patty is to produce. For that one
serving, 6.7lbs of grains, 600 gallons of water, and 75
square feet of grazing land were used. Now multiply that
by 1000 to find your (approximate) impact — the average
American eats over 220lbs of meat each year.
Additionally, at least 18% of greenhouse gas emissions
are due to meat production. All this for one burger?

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