MIT develops method for lab-grown plants that eventually lead to alternatives to forestry and farming [TechCrunch, 20 January 2021]

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MIT develops method for lab-grown plants that eventually lead to alternatives to forestry and farming

 

Author

Darrell Etherington

 

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TechCrunch, 20 January 2021

https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/20/mit-develops-method-for-lab-grown-plants-that-eventually-lead-to-alternatives-to-forestry-and-farming/

 

From the article:

Researchers at MIT have developed a new method for growing plant tissues in a lab – sort of like how companies and researchers are approaching lab-grown meat. The process would be able to produce wood and fibre in a lab environment, and researchers have already demonstrated how it works in concept by growing simple structures using cells harvested from zinnia leaves.