Would you wear a leather jacket grown in a lab?

[Filthy2123ozjunkie]

Wow that is amazing! What a time to be alive. Yes I would.

[sabergirl]

I would, definitely. I'll be interested to see and feel what they come up with.

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[neph93]

Not a problem for me.

[tvenuto]

Meh, I kind of like the natural imperfection of leather.  And since I intend to keep eating as much beef as possible, I don't really see there being a shortage in animal skins.

To answer the actual question: I wouldn't have a problem wearing one, but I wouldn't pay a premium for it.

[xtcclassic]

If it's as nice as regular leather, I'd be all over it.

[Graeme]

How about a wedding ring grown from your own bones? :o

[Chris]

As a dude with a few chipped teeth, I'd be more interested in getting some lab grown replacements for them than lab grown bone rings.

[Streetwise Hercules]

Yes.
Anything that moves us in a direction that sees animals treated as something other than 'ingredients' is more than fine by me.

[Peter]

Would definitely prefer it. As long as the quality is good.

[Graeme]

@Chris:

As a dude with a few chipped teeth, I'd be more interested in getting some lab grown replacements for them than lab grown bone rings.

There's been a lot of research into growing new teeth, at least that's what I heard a few years back. Don't know what progress has been made.

It's largely driven by two factors:

• The US spends a huge amount of money on dentistry.

• Unlike internal organs, if a replacement tooth fails, it's not a serious medical problem. Hence it's a good test bed for regenerative medicine.

They're coming, but it's a few years off yet.