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Bacteria

What citric acid reveals about bacterial cellulose

What citric acid reveals about bacterial cellulose

Role overshadowing: when the job we assign an ingredient is correct, and its correctness is what stops us looking any further.

Aug 18, 2026

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5 min read

Where Biological Promises Become Physical

Where Biological Promises Become Physical

Before you build on a material's promise, find what actually does the work.

Jun 16, 2026

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4 min read

SCOBY Biodesign Idea Generator

SCOBY Biodesign Idea Generator

An AI Prompt Toolkit for Biodesign Academy Foundational Tier

LockSimple

Jul 7, 2025

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8 min read

Designing Bacterial Cellulose from the Inside Out

Designing Bacterial Cellulose from the Inside Out

How proteins shape texture, colour, smell etc., and how AI helps you edit them

LockSimple

Jun 15, 2025

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6 min read

The Butterfly Effect of Biodesign

The Butterfly Effect of Biodesign

What's been brewing this week?

Jun 10, 2025

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7 min read

Bridging Microbial Life and Digital Worlds

Bridging Microbial Life and Digital Worlds

What's been brewing in biodesign this week?

Jan 31, 2025

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7 min read

Computer Gaming with Bacteria?

Computer Gaming with Bacteria?

A Peculiar World of Biotic Gaming

Dec 6, 2024

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11 min read

Bacterial Wires are Golden

Bacterial Wires are Golden

Bridging prosthetics and human skin via E.coli-made proteins, and more!

Nov 22, 2024

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8 min read

When Kombucha Go Electronic

When Kombucha Go Electronic

Conversation with Vivien Roussel on BioHybrid Devices and Grown Technology

Oct 28, 2024

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9 min read

From Mango Waste to Fashion Runways: Interview with Polybion

From Mango Waste to Fashion Runways: Interview with Polybion

A Preview for Dutch Design Week 2024

Oct 10, 2024

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9 min read

Canvassing in Biodesign

Canvassing in Biodesign

How Choosing the Right Canvas Can Elevate Design Outcomes

Sep 27, 2024

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13 min read

Made to Look Alive

Made to Look Alive

Surfacing Livingness as Design Strategy for Biodesigners

Sep 20, 2024

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13 min read

The Art of Noticing Microbes

The Art of Noticing Microbes

And its Relevance to Biodesign

Sep 13, 2024

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12 min read

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