[雙語]“糞肉”：變廢為寶還是科技作秀？

It takes the saying waste not, want not, to a whole new level.
俗話說“儉以防匱”，而接下來的這個(gè)例子卻將這一說法發(fā)揮到了一個(gè)新高度。

A Japanese scientist has developed a `meat` burger made out of human excrement.
一位日本科學(xué)家通過提煉人類糞便，制作出一種全新的肉類漢堡。

Mitsuyuki Ikeda, a researcher from the Okayama Laboratory, came up with the novel approach to number ones after Tokyo Sewage asked him to come up with a way of using up the city`s waste.
池田光行是日本岡山實(shí)驗(yàn)所的一名研究員，此前，東京廢水處理場曾邀請他提出將城市廢物變廢為寶的方法，隨后他提出一系列獨(dú)一無二的新奇方法。

Mr Ikeda found that the poo which filled up the system was packed with protein because of all the bacteria.
池田光行通過研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，在所有細(xì)菌的共同作用之下，下水道中的排泄物其實(shí)富含蛋白質(zhì)。

His research team extracted the proteins to create an artificial steak, which is turned red with food colouring and flavoured with soy.
他的研究小組將其中的蛋白質(zhì)成分提取了出來，用食用色素使其變紅，并用大豆進(jìn)行調(diào)味，從而制成了名副其實(shí)的“人造牛排”。

In a YouTube video posted recently he explained: `We add reaction enhancer and put it in the exploder to produce the artificial meat.`
在Youtube上的一段視頻中，他解釋道：“我們利用反應(yīng)加強(qiáng)器將材料混合，再將其放入一種“爆炸裝置”中，糞肉便大功告成。”

It is made up of 63 per cent protein, 25 per cent carbohydrates, three per cent lipids and nine per cent minerals.
“糞肉”中，蛋白質(zhì)高達(dá)63%，碳水化合物的比例占到了25%，脂質(zhì)含量僅為3%，此外還含有9%的礦物質(zhì)。

But how has it gone down with the public? Well the team claims that in initial tests people reported it was delicious and tasted like beef.
不過如何讓公眾接受這種“糞肉”？好吧，該研究小組稱，在初期的實(shí)驗(yàn)測試中，人們反應(yīng)說這種肉的味道還不賴，吃起來很像牛肉。

And despite its unusual origins, the scientists argue that the new patties are far kinder to the environment as cattle create such a huge amount of greenhouse gas emissions.
除了“糞肉”與眾不同的“出身”，科學(xué)家們主張到，這種新型的肉餅其實(shí)非常的環(huán)保，不會像真正的牛肉那樣造成大量溫室氣體的排放。

The `meat` is currently 10 to 20 times more expensive that your average beef burger due to research costs, however Professor Ikeda hopes to bring costs down over time.
實(shí)驗(yàn)成本也使得這種“糞肉”價(jià)格不菲，其售價(jià)約為普通牛肉漢堡的10到20倍，不過池田教授希望“糞肉”的價(jià)格能夠日趨合理。

He added that the `green` credentials of the poo pate would help consumers to overcome any `psychological barriers` they might have.
同時(shí)他表示，“糞肉”所具有的“綠色環(huán)保”認(rèn)證有助于消費(fèi)者克服對其可能存在的心理障礙。