James Silverton > wrote in news:libqii$alf$1
@dont-email.me:

> On 4/12/2014 12:44 PM, Gary wrote:
>> Winters_Lackey wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Is anyone else familiar with the SF novel, The Space Merchants?
>>> It's a good book, important even. You should check it out from the
>>> library.
>>
>> I have read it but many years ago. I used to be very into reading
>> science fiction and Pohl is one of the old, great, classic SF authors.
>> I have several of his books. I have the paperback of Space Merchants
>> on one of my bookshelves. Maybe it's time to re-read it.
>>
>> Asimov was my favorite. I like his SF as well as many of his
>> non-fiction books.
>>
> A reasonable opinion but what's it got to do with "fake meat"?
>
>
I can answer that Jim, though you should also read the book. There is a
product called ReelMeet in the book. A company has taken chicken heart
cells and engineered them to divide endlessly. They feed the mass of
tissue nutrients, and harvest their product from it.

The workers refer to the giant thing as, "Chicken Little."

Every public library should have the book. You should read it.

--
--Bryan
"The 1960's called. They want their recipe back."
--Steve Wertz in rec.food.cooking 4-20-2009