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Dutch scientists claim that the first "test-tube" hamburger is only a year away, the Daily Mail reported.

They believe the product, beef mince grown from stem cells, could pave the way for eating meat without animals being slaughtered.

The scientists are currently developing a burger which will be grown from 10,000 stem cells extracted from cattle. The cells are then left in the lab to multiply more than a billion times to produce muscle tissue similar to beef. The product is called "in vitro" meat.

Mark Post, professor of physiology at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, who is behind the project, said: "We need a courageous person who is willing to be the first to taste it. If no one comes forward then it might be me. "（点击英国《每日邮报》查看原文）

“试管肉”谁敢尝鲜

       荷兰科学家称，世界上第一个试管肉饼仅一年后就能诞生，由干细胞生长而来的牛肉沫将使人们不用屠杀牲畜就能吃到肉。

       英国《每日邮报》报道称，科学家正利用从牛身上提取的1万个干细胞来研制碎肉。那些干细胞在实验室进行十多亿次再生后，就能长成类似于牛肉的肌肉组织，科学家将其命名为“试管肉”。

       从事该研究的荷兰马斯特里赫特大学生物学教授马克•波斯特说：“我们需要勇敢的试吃第一人。如果没人自告奋勇，就只能我来了。”

(China.org.cn November 15, 2011)