From the petri dish to the plate: Scientist working on test tube burger meat

Living in the 21 ^st century, you’re probably familiar with the concept of a test tube baby, but what about a test tube dinner?

Stranger than fiction, beef is being created in a petri dish as we live and breathe, according to CNN.

Mark Post, a scientist from Netherlands and project leader at the University of Masstrict, is using stem cells from cattle muscle to create lab made beef. He hopes to unveil his first burger at the American Association for the Advancement of Science in October.

"This is still very small pieces and too small to cook it right now. So we are now gearing up to produce, let's say a golf ball size of this stuff and then cook it” Post said.

The estimated cost to make that first official burger is $330,000. The reason behind the venture lies in the need to find more environmentally healthy ways to make meat as the world’s population continues to swell.   

The U.S. has also had experience in creating modified foods.

The push for genetically engineered salmon has hit some road bumps with the Food and Drug Administration as the organization considers the food’s safety.  

The burger project is being funded by one financial backer who wants to remain anonymous.