While lab-grown meat shows promise for sparing animals from slaughter, wood still comes entirely from trees that are cut down. That may not always be the case, though, as scientists are now working on ...

Deforestation is a bigger problem than ever, with humans razing ten million hectares of forest each year, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. To tackle the problem head-on, ...

As wood grows more scarce across the globe—think deforestation and forest-devastating wildfires—researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have a plan: to grow wood-like timber in a lab.

A group of researchers from MIT has proposed a way to grow certain plant tissues, including wood and fiber, in a lab. Their idea is in the early stages and is likened to cultured meat. Researchers see ...

Scientists have already figured out how to grow meat in a lab, nurturing animal cells to multiply into chicken cutlets and burger patties. Now, MIT researchers are hoping to do the same with wood, to ...

Fully-formed tables and chairs made from lab-grown wood could help slow deforestation, scientists claim. Experts at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created structures made of plant ...