# Why "biofabrication" is the next industrial revolution

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDSummit 2019
- Speaker: Suzanne Lee
- Year: 2019
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Engineering, Earth and environment
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/suzanne_lee_why_biofabrication_is_the_next_industrial_revolution)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

What if we could "grow" clothes from microbes, furniture from living organisms and buildings with exteriors like tree bark? TED Fellow Suzanne Lee shares exciting developments from the field of biofabrication and shows how it could help us replace major sources of waste, like plastic and cement, with sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives.

## Lectures

1. [Why "biofabrication" is the next industrial revolution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/suzanne_lee_why_biofabrication_is_the_next_industrial_revolution/5e942ce66ef3), 13 min (TED's player)