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Modern Meadow Is Growing Leather in a Lab

(No Animals Needed)
New Skin Modern Meadow’s animal-free bioleather, Zoa, can be grown to mimic the qualities of calfskin, alligator, ostrich, or other leather textures, at a price that’s competitive with high-end leather.

Andras Forgacs started getting calls from the last group of people he imagined would be interested in his company—fashionistas.

It was 2011, and he had just stepped away from his leadership role at Organovo, a startup that 3-D-printed skin tissue for

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