Not that I want to slow down development on the fibre front, I...

Not that I want to slow down development on the fibre front, I think the prospects for using biological processes to more economically create valuable products is really creating some eye-opening opportunities. Perhaps or companies labs may also want to diversify at some point.

https://chemistry.berkeley.edu/news/yeast-produce-low-cost-high-quality-cannabinoids
Brewers yeast genetically modified to produce THC and CBD



Science will open the floodgates on cheap, reliable high-volume production of THC and CBD. Yeast's rapid growth and ease of culturing will likely enable new stronger-better-faster variants of both.