Lab-Grown Leather: Cool or Creepy?

treehugger.com 21 Sep '12, 8am

Lab-Grown Leather: Cool or Creepy?

Last month it was disclosed that PayPal cofounder Peter Thiel’s foundation would be funding Missouri-based startup Modern Meadow ’s efforts to produce in vitro meat and leather. Meat grown in a lab may be one of the creepier sci-fi themes about to come to life . Although the environmental advantages are undeniable, it’s just too conceptually whacko – bringing to fruition something dead that mimics something once alive? And to eat, no less? Has the human species jumped the shark? But what about growing leather in the lab? From wax cloth to Naugahyde to pleather to leatherette, we’ve been making ersatz leather textiles for ages. Engineering actual tissue looks to be the next oddly logical step; real(ish) leather without harm to animals and less environmental impact during the tanning process. Modern Meadow cofounder and CEO, Andras Forgacs, spoke to Txchnologist , about what...

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@treehuggeruk » 12 Oct '12, 8pm
RT @rtwnow: Lab grown leather: Cool or Creepy? What do you think? We're still trying to wrap our heads around this concept! [link]
@rtwnow » 12 Oct '12, 8pm
Lab grown leather: Cool or Creepy? What do you think? We're still trying to wrap our heads around this concept! [link]
@treehuggeruk » 28 Sep '12, 11am
RT @Po_Zu: RT @Po_Zu: Lab-Grown Leather: Cool or Creepy? [link] via @TreeHugger
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RT @Global_Cool: RT @Global_Cool: RT @Dothegreenthing: Lab grown leather bag anyone? [link] via @TreeHugger
@treehuggeruk » 27 Sep '12, 10pm
RT @make: RT @make: RT @dothegreenthing Lab grown leather bag anyone? [link] via @TreeHugger
@Dothegreenthing » 27 Sep '12, 10pm
Lab grown leather bag anyone? [link] via @TreeHugger
@treehuggeruk » 27 Sep '12, 3pm
RT @Dothegreenthing: Ok forget lab grown meat, what about lab grown leather? [link] via @TreeHugger
@Dothegreenthing » 27 Sep '12, 3pm
Ok forget lab grown meat, what about lab grown leather? [link] via @TreeHugger
@treehuggeruk » 23 Sep '12, 5pm
RT @Ecolumberjill: Lab-Grown Leather: Cool or Creepy? : TreeHugger [link] via @TreeHugger
@treehuggeruk » 22 Sep '12, 12am
RT @alexStobe: CREEPY! Lab-Grown Leather: Cool or Creepy? : TreeHugger [link] via @TreeHugger
@Haq1up » 21 Sep '12, 9pm
I think its really cool but a bit creepy: vat grown eyes/organs in the future? [link]
@treehuggeruk » 21 Sep '12, 8pm
RT @PureSnickety: Definitely Strange, they're growing meat too. Yuck! “@TreeHugger: Lab-Grown Leather: Cool or Creepy? [link]”
@PureSnickety » 21 Sep '12, 8pm
Definitely Strange, they're growing meat too. Yuck! “@TreeHugger: Lab-Grown Leather: Cool or Creepy? [link]”
@EarleenDevine » 21 Sep '12, 7pm
Lab-Grown Leather: Cool or Creepy? [link] Let's see ... I'm thinking creepy?
@Boynextdoor1953 » 21 Sep '12, 6pm
Lab grown leather could be on the market in little as 5 years! [link]
@treehuggeruk » 21 Sep '12, 5pm
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@SupraSamus » 21 Sep '12, 4pm
“@TreeHugger: Lab-Grown Leather: Cool or Creepy?" totally cool! No more creepy that wearing skin! [link]”
@akastt » 21 Sep '12, 3pm
“@TreeHugger: Lab-Grown Leather: Cool or Creepy? [link]” creepy but cool
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RT @lisa_dawson: Need to wrap my brain around this one... RT @TreeHugger: Lab-Grown Leather: Cool or Creepy? [link]
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RT @writemeahaiku: I don't even know. “@TreeHugger: Lab-Grown Leather: Cool or Creepy? [link]”
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@treehuggeruk » 21 Sep '12, 11am
RT @bloomtrigger: We'd say its both cool AND creepy. Can we not get over our leather affinity once and for all? [link]
@bloomtrigger » 21 Sep '12, 11am
We'd say its both cool AND creepy. Can we not get over our leather affinity once and for all? [link]
@treehuggeruk » 21 Sep '12, 10am
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