I've seen this article's on that topic before: http://www.gizmag.com/modern-meadow-in-vitro-leather/24441/ http://www.gizmag.com/modern-meadow-in-vitro-leather/

I've seen this article's on that topic before: http://www.gizmag.com/modern-meadow-in-vitro-leather/24441/ http://www.gizmag.com/modern-meadow-in-vitro-leather/24441/ The idea is generally that growing leather involves solving many of the same problems as growing meat, but lets you bootstrap the business on something that doesn't involve the FDA clearing you as a food (nor does it have the same cognitive effects on people wearing something lab-grown vs eating something lab-grown).