“Now a small but growing group of innovators is turning to the genius of nature in an attempt to put wastefulness and pollution in the apparel industry out of fashion, right at the source: They are using live organisms to grow pieces of biodegradable textiles, creating environmentally friendly materials in the laboratory—and are even producing some near-complete items without the need for factory assembly.”
Read article from Erica Cirino published on September 14, 2018 in Scientific American. Full text here.
Foto: Drying organic silk dyed with bacteria. Credit: Laura Luchtman & Ilfa Siebenhaar