In five to 10 years, supermarkets might have some new products in the meat counter: packs of vat-grown meat that are cheaper to produce than livestock and have less impact on the environment.

Eeeeeeewww! Gross!

Yes it does sound gross. I start thinking about the movie Soylent Green (although not quite the same).

However, probably more ethical than killing a living creature. Won't these cells produce waste of some sort?

Vegetarianism is sounding better every day.

That's exactly what popped into my head Bobby. I think I'd turn vegetarian first.

Hmmm, Has anyone had a Slim Jim lately? I had one and it made me think of processed meat stuffed into a plastic tube.
Ever had one of those beef jerkies in the can you can get from walmart? Same thing - like it was cut and peeled off a never-ending conveyor belt of meat.
Look for a home garden kit for growing your own meat in the future. Better put it out by the compost heap.