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'We mould trees to grow into the shape of chairs' (www.bbc.com)
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The idea grew when Gavin was in and out of hospital with Klippel-Feil syndrome - a rare congenital condition characterised by the abnormal fusion of two or more neck vertebrae.

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[-] k0e3@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 months ago

Maybe they can mass-produce with bamboo.

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 6 points 2 months ago

The rapid growth might actually make bamboo harder to train than trees are.

[-] k0e3@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

Good point!

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