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Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 hours ago

Lab-grown leather from a living cow could change the fashion industry

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Lab-grown leather from a living cow could change the fashion industry

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Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 hours ago

A North Carolina startup found a way to grow real leather from cow cells in a lab, a sustainable breakthrough that could cut emissions and eliminate slaughter in the $400 billion leather industry.

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I like the idea of lab grown leather that’s tweaked for desirable properties, thickness, toughness, suppleness…
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  Can we call it Fleather? 😅 F(ake)leather
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    Sounds good to me.
    
    I’d rather wear Fleather than eat feat.
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      Mmm, the suppleness of Fleather™️ feels good on the skin, and in your mouth!

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