By 2050, it will take 100 billion land animals to provide the world’s population with meat, dairy, eggs and leather goods. Maintaining this herd will take a huge, potentially unsustainable toll on the planet. What if there were a different way? In this eye-opening talk, tissue engineering advocate Andras Forgacs co-founder and CEO of Modern Meadow, a company developing novel biomaterials, argues that biofabricating meat and leather is a civilized way to move past killing animals for hamburgers and handbags.
