Overview

• The initiative involves reconstructing T. rex collagen from fossilized amino acid fragments using AI to fill in missing sequences.
• Lab-grown leather will be developed by inserting synthetic DNA into animal cells to grow sheets of replica T. rex skin.
• The project is a collaboration between Lab Grown Leather, The Organoid Company, and creative agency VML, based in Newcastle, UK.
• Researchers emphasize the project is focused on sustainable material innovation, not resurrecting extinct species.
• Initial production costs for T. rex leather are high, but the material could eventually become a scalable, eco-friendly alternative to traditional leather.