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The other alternative meat: Japan scientist synthesizes meat from human feces

http://www.digitaltrends.com/international/japanese-scientis...

Somehow this feels like a Vonnegut plotline: population boom equals food shortage. Solution? Synthesize food from human waste matter. Absurd yes, but Japanese scientists have actually discovered a way to create edible steaks from human feces.




There is some evidence this might be a hoax: http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/06/23/japan...




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