I introduce about my opinion after listening the presentation made by Mr. Forgacs.
He proposed that biofabrication will not only grow human body parts, but also grow animal products like meat and leather.
I think that his proposed technology is very innovative, and it brings an alternative way to slaughter animals. It can become the solution to many problems around the world.
I think that there are two benefits of his idea.
First, it relieve a lot of animals. Now, we are taking lives of livestock. In the old days, I thought that there was no help for it. But the speaker says that livestock is a factor in global warming. A farmer gives livestock a lot of grass. This cause a reduction of grass, and promote rising of the temperature. But if his idea is introduced, a necessity of feeding will vanish. So we do not have to worry about environmental problem, and many endangered species will survive. Also, it reduce the number of disease caused by animals. In recent years, a number of epidemics are raging all over the world. Their origin is mostly animal such as pigs, cows and chickens. If the new technology become the main current, we do not have to worry about health problem, and human beings can live comfortably.
Second, it extend the variety of leather goods. The production of biofrabricated leather is easier than real leather. When we produce real leather, we have to raise or capture animals. It is very hard. But when we produce biofabricated leather, we can produce goods efficiently. And I think that biofabricated leather is in no way inferior to real leather. That is why we can enjoy various goods.
Anyway, it is definitely right that biofabrication brings many benefits and our life will become richer than before.