Beef. . . Its What's For Dinner!

HungLikeJesus · 06-09-2010, 10:13 AM

The meat tree has been around since 2003, but no one seems to be making a big deal about it.

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Tree That Give Meat Instead Of Fruit!
Friday May 16, 2003

By MICHAEL CHIRON

MANCHESTER, England -- Here's some good news that vegetarians can really sink their teeth into: Researchers have developed genetically engineered fruit trees that bear real meat!

Fruit from the new Meat Trees, developed by British scientists using gene-splicing technology, closely resembles ordinary grapefruit. But when you peel the large fruit open, inside is fresh beef.

"Our trees may sound like something out of a science fiction movie, but it's really a simple, down-to-earth idea whose time has come," declares Dr. Vincent Tartley, director of agricultural bioengineering research for the UltraModAgri Group, which created the amazing trees. ...

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06-09-2010, 10:13 AM	#33
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	The meat tree has been around since 2003, but no one seems to be making a big deal about it. ---- Tree That Give Meat Instead Of Fruit! Friday May 16, 2003 By MICHAEL CHIRON MANCHESTER, England -- Here's some good news that vegetarians can really sink their teeth into: Researchers have developed genetically engineered fruit trees that bear real meat! Fruit from the new Meat Trees, developed by British scientists using gene-splicing technology, closely resembles ordinary grapefruit. But when you peel the large fruit open, inside is fresh beef. "Our trees may sound like something out of a science fiction movie, but it's really a simple, down-to-earth idea whose time has come," declares Dr. Vincent Tartley, director of agricultural bioengineering research for the UltraModAgri Group, which created the amazing trees. ... The rest of the story: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/915075/posts __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

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