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Nature makes wood. Could a lab make it better?

For millennia, humans have been chopping down trees and harvesting plants. Lab-grown plant material might change that.
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Lab-grown wood could let us grow furniture in a lab instead of in a fo

Lab-grown wood could let us grow furniture in a lab instead of in a fo

Why cut down trees when you can grow wood in the exact shape you need?
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