Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a way to do exactly that.
Gelatin is common in the bones and hooves of animals like pigs and cows.
The solution could be the answer to the massive textile waste problem.
Being able to dissolve and recycle old clothes could radically reduce that number.
For instance, the team explored spinning threads from other natural sources like crab shells and algae.
Masthead credit:Parker Burchfield
