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.
I love leather, but I don’t love killing, so I just have a bunch of fake leather jackets – and they suck. I would love lab grown leather and lab grown meat.
I’ve had them before. They are great. Leather is an amazing material for all sorts of stuff. I’ve sat on some amazing other sofas that I did not want to get up from, but that’s a lot of cows
It was an interesting and well made video, except for his insistence that leather’s structure is “intelligent”, when it’s actually evolutionarily refined over millions of years natural selection. He also went on to say that human engineers would have to be gods to mimic it. Granted this article hadn’t been published yet, and ironically the little leather key wrap he’s hawking at the end of the video looks like a great candidate for this lab grown leather.
Deerskin is good for gloves too, and they’re also an invasive/overpopulated species where I live. Getting Kangaroo 1/2 way around the world is going to be a little more carbon intensive than I’d prefer.
I love leather, but I don’t love killing, so I just have a bunch of fake leather jackets – and they suck. I would love lab grown leather and lab grown meat.
Fake leather varies in quality. The stuff made for luxary car upholstery and yachts is wayy better than dead cow skin. Has been for decades
Lasts way longer, more durable, can be worn every day, no maintenance required
I like the idea of lab grown leather that’s tweaked for desirable properties, thickness, toughness, suppleness…
Can we call it Fleather? 😅 F(ake)leather
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!
If you ride bite the bullet and get the leather Jacket. Nothing comes close for road rash prevention or water proofing.
Does that include modern materials like kevlar? I know mine was some kind of woven material with high viz sections on it
Yup. See fortnine video. I was supriaed too.
I’ve had them before. They are great. Leather is an amazing material for all sorts of stuff. I’ve sat on some amazing other sofas that I did not want to get up from, but that’s a lot of cows
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwuRUcAGIEU
A short science rich explanation of why it’s unbeatable while being dragged behind a motorcycle.
Hahaha, i’m not sure I ever plan on being dragged behind a motorcycle, however… This is good information to have thank you
It was an interesting and well made video, except for his insistence that leather’s structure is “intelligent”, when it’s actually evolutionarily refined over millions of years natural selection. He also went on to say that human engineers would have to be gods to mimic it. Granted this article hadn’t been published yet, and ironically the little leather key wrap he’s hawking at the end of the video looks like a great candidate for this lab grown leather.
Kangaroo leather is actually one of the best kinds for motorcycle jackets.
Deerskin is good for gloves too, and they’re also an invasive/overpopulated species where I live. Getting Kangaroo 1/2 way around the world is going to be a little more carbon intensive than I’d prefer.
Don’t eat meat. Other people will. Enjoy leather.
No, I cannot enjoy the byproduct of the meat industry.