A recent article posted on MSNBC’s website by Alan Boyle revealed that a scientist working at a university in the Netherlands is working on a project to grow animal meat in a laboratory using funding provided by a private investor. If the scientist, whose name is Mark Post, succeeds, it just might revolutionize the entire restaurant industry. Let’s take a look at a few of the legal issues that restaurant owners would have to confront if lab grown meat were to become a reality.