Hamburger made of test tube-grown beef from stem cells of slaughtered cow to be cooked and eaten this week

The artificial burger will be cooked and served for the first time this week It cost in the region of 250,000 to produce the prototype The 5oz beef burger is grown from the stem cells of one cow Creator Professor Mark Post believes the development could help solve problems in the meat industry

By Jaymi Mccann and Sophie Borland

PUBLISHED: 04:44 EST, 28 July 2013 | UPDATED: 18:38 EST, 28 July 2013

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The worlds first test-tube burger will be served in London next week. It is made from meat grown in a laboratory, rather than cattle raised in pastures.

And its developers hope it will show how the soaring global demand for protein can be met without the need for vast herds of cattle.

The 5oz Frankenburger, which cost 250,000 to produce, is made from 3,000 tiny strips of meat grown from the stem cells of a cow.

The raw meat is said to be grey with a slippery texture similar to squid or scallop.

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Hamburger made of test tube-grown beef from stem cells of slaughtered cow to be cooked and eaten this week