MEAT GROWN IN LAB

'At least it tastes of meat!': World's first test-tube artificial beef 'Googleburger' gets GOOD review as it's eaten for the first time

• The 142g patty cost £250,000 to make and consists of meat grown in a lab

• Total of 20,000 strips of meat were grown in petri dishes in the Netherlands

• The artificial meat was electrically stimulated to bulk up the 'muscle' and then blended with 200 pieces of lab-grown animal fat

• Red beetroot juice and saffron added to provide authentic beef colouring

• It has also been revealed that one of the burger's financial backers is computer entrepreneur, and Google co-founder, Sergey Brin

By Victoria Woollaston, Rachel Reilly and Nick Mcdermott

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2384715/At-tastes-meat--Worlds-test-tube-artificial-beef-Googleburger-gets-GOOD-review-eaten-time.html#ixzz2bhBdgM3v