Scientists are producing small quantities of “cultured meat” in research laboratories. Mark Post of Maastricht University, one of the pioneers in the field, claims he will be able to produce a cultured burger by the end of the year. Instead of getting meat from animals raised in pastures, he wants to grow steaks in lab ...

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Scientists in the Netherlands are making great progress in their quest to grow meat from animal cells in a lab. They are coming to the point where they will be able to produce the first lab-grown hamburger, at a cost of a quarter of a million euros. From Reuters: "The first one will be a proof of concept, just to show it's possible," Post told Reuters in a telephone interview from his Maastricht lab. "I believe I can do this in the coming year."