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		skhameneh 25 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why leather is best motorcycle protection [video] How far along are developments with natural leather alternatives based on fungi like mycelium or mushrooms? My understanding is they are not quite there yet, but coming along and looking promising.

pas 25 days ago [–]

or lab grown leather?

(but it seems leather is not a very interesting target for substitution as there's no market for it? https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-08-18/america-is... though this is from 2019)

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