Comments on: Artificial Blood: Coming To A Hospital Near You? http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2008/09/22/artificial-blood-coming-to-a-hospital-near-you/ The science of futurist technologies—and an excuse to soak in sci-fi TV shows, books, movies, toys, and video games. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:49:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: The Cyborgs Among Us | Building of the Beast http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2008/09/22/artificial-blood-coming-to-a-hospital-near-you/#comment-949 The Cyborgs Among Us | Building of the Beast Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:55:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2008/09/22/artificial-blood-coming-to-a-hospital-near-you/#comment-949 [...] set of super-bionic people, with all of the above cababilities plus things like nanotech biology, artificial blood, or even some we haven’t even imagined yet? Will there be a schism between those who have [...] […] set of super-bionic people, with all of the above cababilities plus things like nanotech biology, artificial blood, or even some we haven’t even imagined yet? Will there be a schism between those who have […]

]]> By: Gary_M http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2008/09/22/artificial-blood-coming-to-a-hospital-near-you/#comment-765 Gary_M Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:41:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2008/09/22/artificial-blood-coming-to-a-hospital-near-you/#comment-765 I am all for artificial meat. I think that once the kinks are worked out it will be the health conscience choice. Think about, no longer will you be worries about what the farmer fed the cow before it became your steak. Can you say "Mad Cow" how about "Antibiotic Resistance"? Frankly I think that the public will ultimately accept this if not outright embrace it. I am all for artificial meat. I think that once the kinks are worked out it will be the health conscience choice. Think about, no longer will you be worries about what the farmer fed the cow before it became your steak. Can you say “Mad Cow” how about “Antibiotic Resistance”? Frankly I think that the public will ultimately accept this if not outright embrace it.

]]> By: Sarah Connor Society » Blog Archive » TSCC News Round Up http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2008/09/22/artificial-blood-coming-to-a-hospital-near-you/#comment-682 Sarah Connor Society » Blog Archive » TSCC News Round Up Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:33:36 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2008/09/22/artificial-blood-coming-to-a-hospital-near-you/#comment-682 [...] from Discover, Artificial Blood: Coming To A Hospital Near You?  Let’s hope Sarah Connor doesn’t have a reason to need the answer to this question any [...] […] from Discover, Artificial Blood: Coming To A Hospital Near You?  Let’s hope Sarah Connor doesn’t have a reason to need the answer to this question any […]

]]> By: Elmar_M http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2008/09/22/artificial-blood-coming-to-a-hospital-near-you/#comment-675 Elmar_M Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:59:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2008/09/22/artificial-blood-coming-to-a-hospital-near-you/#comment-675 Well, have you checked the vegan section at your local supermarket lately? At least here you get all sorts of meat replacement products. These are usually based on plant protein that have been treated and pressed into shape, added some artifical flavors and stabilizers etc to make them more "meaty". So this is nothing special. The problem is that the stuff still does not taste quite right and does not work quite right, but to me it is all the same difference. Both are basically coming from a petry dish. I do think that in a few decades when worlds overpopulation is causing food prices to sky rocket further, people will be eating mostly meat substitutes and only rich ones will be able to afford real meat. The meat of the future will be produced by bacteria that has been genetically altered to produce the basic building blocks for meat replacements in large fermentation tanks (basically bacteria shit). This will then be processed to match real meat in form and shape, just like they are already doing with these soy based vegan meat replacement products. Well, have you checked the vegan section at your local supermarket lately? At least here you get all sorts of meat replacement products. These are usually based on plant protein that have been treated and pressed into shape, added some artifical flavors and stabilizers etc to make them more “meaty”. So this is nothing special. The problem is that the stuff still does not taste quite right and does not work quite right, but to me it is all the same difference. Both are basically coming from a petry dish. I do think that in a few decades when worlds overpopulation is causing food prices to sky rocket further, people will be eating mostly meat substitutes and only rich ones will be able to afford real meat. The meat of the future will be produced by bacteria that has been genetically altered to produce the basic building blocks for meat replacements in large fermentation tanks (basically bacteria shit). This will then be processed to match real meat in form and shape, just like they are already doing with these soy based vegan meat replacement products.

]]> By: Krystian Majewski http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2008/09/22/artificial-blood-coming-to-a-hospital-near-you/#comment-670 Krystian Majewski Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:36:18 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2008/09/22/artificial-blood-coming-to-a-hospital-near-you/#comment-670 Why stop with synthetic chicken? Why not a synthetic human steak? You could even offer a service where gourmets could specify from which human the steak should be. A close relative? Maybe a dead relative? Or a celebrity? An enemy? James King did a critical design project about a victimless meat scenario: http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/2006/07/the-meat-of-tom.php Check out also some related Projects by Dunne and Raby: http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/2007/03/-your-works-exp.php http://www.interaction.rca.ac.uk/people/staff/fiona-raby/projects/project2.html Why stop with synthetic chicken? Why not a synthetic human steak? You could even offer a service where gourmets could specify from which human the steak should be. A close relative? Maybe a dead relative? Or a celebrity? An enemy?

James King did a critical design project about a victimless meat scenario:
http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/2006/07/the-meat-of-tom.php

Check out also some related Projects by Dunne and Raby:
http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/archives/2007/03/-your-works-exp.php
http://www.interaction.rca.ac.uk/people/staff/fiona-raby/projects/project2.html

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