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Topic Reading-Vol.3256-3/11/2021

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2021/03/11 Topic Reading-Vol.3256-3/11/2021

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Lab-grown wood could be future of furniture

Nowadays, there already are various kinds of “cultured” or “lab-grown” meat and dairy products, like beef, chicken, and shrimp. Instead of growing cows, sample tissue of cow meat can be grown by regenerative techniques to create “lab-grown beef.” This way, no part of the cow is wasted and no slaughter is needed. Furthermore, greenhouse gas emission is significantly reduced if no cows burp methane into the atmosphere.

Then, what about lab-grown wood to produce furniture? There is a team of scientists growing the wood by using a 3D-printed gel to replicate plant cells into wood parts or planks that could be used as pieces of furniture. Though it takes much longer to produce a piece of furniture by lab-grown wood, for now, the lead scientist hopes to get attention and involvement by more people to advance this technology to make the process faster and more economical.

Will we soon see a replicator like the one shown in the Star Trek series?

Enjoy reading the article and think how many lab-grown or lab-produced products we’ll live with a decade from now.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56270691

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