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From: jackson@ttidca.TTI.COM (Dick Jackson)
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: Question about Factory Meat
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Date: 10 Jan 90 16:02:00 GMT
Reply-To: jackson@ttidca.tti.com (Dick Jackson)
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I read a sci fi story many years ago in which a cow's udder and some of
a cow was artificially kept "alive" in a space station to supply milk and
meat. How far is current bio-technology off from achieving this?

I suppose you'd have to provide a blood supply to the muscle tissue with
nutrients, etc. and probably also nerve connections to stimulate growth.
No doubt there's a lot more.

Is there any absolutely killer reason why it could not be done?

Dick Jackson