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Cells are taken the cells are put into a culture where they begin to divide and multiply until there are pillions of them together they form fresh muscle tissue meat for a hamburger. the lab grown hamburger unveiled in london was produced by mark post he heads up the physiology department at master of the university. far from resting on his laurels he's now working to grow entire cuts of meat in the laboratory. and now we can make very small tissues which the tissues basically make themselves if you want to make a steak you have to do three additional things first you have to impose a larger t...

Could've used a bit of salt and fat. could've used some fat. that was the consensus earlier from two foodies given the task of tasting a $330,000 burger. the world's first entirely lab grown patty. it happened today in london, a synthetic hamburger that took five years to develop and three months to produce was cooked and served in front of a moderator and a studio audience. the burger is the work of mark post and a team of researchers based in the netherlands. post hopes that lab made meat can help fight climate change and feed the planet. although he admits it could take up to two decades to...

These are strips of muscle grown there from the stem cells of a dead cow. five years and $300,000 later it's this. a hamburger. fried up and served to a panel of experts in london. lead researcher, mark post. >> the current meat production is at its maximum. it is not going to supply sufficient meat for the growing demand in the coming 40 years. so we need to come up with an alternative, there is no question. >> how does that alternative taste? >> it is a semi-close taste. it's close to meat. it's not that juicy. but, the consistency is perfect. >> the absence is, i feel, like the fat. but the...

>> i think most people just don't realize that the current meat production is at its maximum, and it's not going to supply sufficient meat for the growing demand in the coming 40 years. so we need to come up with an alternative. there's no question. and this can be an ethical and environmentally friendly way to produce meat. >> that was dutch scientist mark post earlier. we're talking about the world's first lab grown hamburger, what does it mean for the future of food? and could it actually help save the planet? still with me is amanda cohen, chef and owner of dirk candy and curtis stone chef...

A culture where they begin to divide and multiply until there are billions of them together they form fresh muscle tissue meat for a hamburger. the lab grown hamburger unveiled in london was produced by mark post he heads up the physiology department at master of the university. far from resting on his laurels he's now working to grow entire cuts of meat in the laboratory. and now we can make very small tissues which the tissues basically make themselves if you want to make a steak you have to do three additional things first you have to impose a larger three d. structure on those cells and no...