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==== [[Media:In_Vitro_Meat_Pre-Discussion_Questions.pdf| Download Pre-Discussion Questions (PDF)]] ====
 
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== Required Reading/Viewing ==
 
== Required Reading/Viewing ==
  
* [http://blog.ted.com/2013/08/06/meet-the-new-meat-a-tedx-talk-to-pair-with-the-first-lab-grown-hamburger/ Sergey Brin TED Talk] "Meet the new meat". (20 min)
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* [http://wyss.harvard.edu/viewpage/461/ Organs-on-Chip for replacing animal tests]
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# Post2012a [http://blog.ted.com/2013/08/06/meet-the-new-meat-a-tedx-talk-to-pair-with-the-first-lab-grown-hamburger/ Mark Post TED Talk] "Meet the new meat". (20 min)
 
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// Talk by main scientist behind the $325,000 test tube burger announced in August 2013.
== Additional Resources ==
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# Langelaan2010 Langelaan, M.L.P., Boonen, K.J.M., Polak, R.B., Baaijens, F.P.T., Post, M.J., van der Schaft, D.W.J. Meet the new meat: tissue engineered skeletal muscle. ''Trends in Food Science & Technology'' '''21''':59-66 (2010).
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// Scientific review of state of the art in the in vitro meat field.<br>Find the paper [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924224409002957 here].
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#  Stephens2010 Stephens, N. In Vitro Meat: Zombies on the menu? ''SCRIPTed'' '''7''' (2), August 2010.
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// General introduction to the state of this technology and its societal implications.<br> View paper on [http://www2.law.ed.ac.uk/ahrc/script-ed/vol7-2/stephens.asp SCRIPTed journal website]
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# NewHarvest [http://www.new-harvest.org/ New Harvest Website]
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// This is a "non-profit research organization advancing alternatives to conventionally produced meat". Explore links from their website for at least 10-15 min.
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#PETA PETA Offers $1 Million Reward to First Person to Make 'Test Tube' Meat
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// Read post on [http://www.peta.org/features/in-vitro-meat-contest.aspx PETA website].
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#Catts2003 Catts, O. (2003) "The Tissue Culture and Art Project: Disembodied Cuisine" Art Exhibit.
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// [http://tcaproject.org/projects/victimless/cuisine Web site] for art project that was one of the first examples of in vitro meat.<br>See also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victimless_Leather Victimless leather].
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Download Pre-Discussion Questions (PDF)

Samples of in-vitro meat grown at the University of Maastrich November 9, 2011 (Image from this article) ]

Required Reading/Viewing

  1. Mark Post TED Talk "Meet the new meat". (20 min) [Post2012a]
    Talk by main scientist behind the $325,000 test tube burger announced in August 2013.
  2. Langelaan, M.L.P., Boonen, K.J.M., Polak, R.B., Baaijens, F.P.T., Post, M.J., van der Schaft, D.W.J. Meet the new meat: tissue engineered skeletal muscle. Trends in Food Science & Technology 21:59-66 (2010). [Langelaan2010]
    Scientific review of state of the art in the in vitro meat field.
    Find the paper here.
  3. Stephens, N. In Vitro Meat: Zombies on the menu? SCRIPTed 7 (2), August 2010. [Stephens2010]
    General introduction to the state of this technology and its societal implications.
    View paper on SCRIPTed journal website
  4. New Harvest Website [NewHarvest]
    This is a "non-profit research organization advancing alternatives to conventionally produced meat". Explore links from their website for at least 10-15 min.
  5. PETA Offers $1 Million Reward to First Person to Make 'Test Tube' Meat [PETA]
    Read post on PETA website.
  6. Catts, O. (2003) "The Tissue Culture and Art Project: Disembodied Cuisine" Art Exhibit. [Catts2003]
    Web site for art project that was one of the first examples of in vitro meat.
    See also Victimless leather.