FIRST TEST TUBE BURGER

It will cost 220,000 pounds to produce and will probably have the slippery texture of squid or scallops. But scientists are salivating over the prospect of the world’s first test tube burger, which could be less than a year away. It will find favor with a public that likes to think of its chops, steaks and sausages as having their roots in nature, rather than in test tubes.

HOW IT WORKS?

1. TISSUE IS TAKEN FROM ANIMAL’S MUSCLE
2. STEM CELLS ARE EXTRACTED FROM THE TISSUE
3. THE NEW MUSCLE FIBRES ARE MINCED AND TURNED INTO BURGERS
4. MUSCLE CELLS ARE GROWN UNDER TENSION,TO BULK THEM UP.