Molecular

What HEPES reveals about cultivating with light

When the chemical used to control an experiment becomes part of the experiment.

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.

Mycelium, from the molecule up

One property of one matter, walked all the way down, from the thing you can hold to the molecule doing the work.

What gypsum reveals about mycelium research

Why inherited explanations become more consequential when living materials meet machines, automation and AI.

Locating the carrier: what a living material asks of you

A framework for designing with living and biological materials. Name the property you care about, find what actually carries it, and you'll know what the material asks of you: to keep it, preserve it, or tend it.

Brightest Colour in Nature Has No Pigment

The marble berry is the most intensely coloured living thing we know of, and there is no blue pigment anywhere in it. And that changes how you would design with it.

"It's Alive" is Not Enough

The respect a living material deserves is close attention to what it actually does, right down to the molecule when its life runs that deep.

Stronger Than Steel is the Wrong Thing to Know

The number might be true. It's also not the property you need. How to turn a gut doubt about a strength promise into something you can write into a design brief.

Where Biological Promises Become Physical

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

What is Molecular Design Literacy?

Self-Healing Is Not One Promise

"Self-healing mycelium" is several promises wearing one word. How to tell them apart before you build.

From Working to Holding in AI Biodesign

Why experimental validation doesn’t guarantee structural reliability in protein design

Fabrication Works. Trust Breaks.

Why AI-driven biodesign requires trust beyond material evidence

Bit-Perfect, Materially Broken: Trustworthy Biodesign Challenges in DNA Data Storage

Bridging the gap between digital recovery and molecular integrity.

Building Trust Layers for AI-Driven Biodesign

National-scale testing, international dialogue, and rethinking trust in AI-driven biology

The Biological Imagination

How AI Is Quietly Rewriting What Designers Believe Is Possible

Enrolment Now Open: AI × Biodesign (Feb 2026)

Build the molecular and AI fluency for biodesign

AI × Biodesign: A Practical Course in Molecular Workflows for Creatives

A six-week live cohort, starting February 2026.

Presenter's Slides + Notes from Next Nature Conference 2025

From the Talk on Responsible AI × Biodesign

Inclusive Molecular Sketching: Accessibility Barriers in AI-Driven Protein Biodesign Workflows

Early Access for Foundational Tier Members

Early release: the first accessibility study of protein design tools

Foundational Tier Members Only

Regenerating Organs by Design

Estefanía Ávila Jiménez on AI, Microbiology, and Kidney Biofabrication

History and Scope of AI in Biodesign

A Career-Oriented Guide for Students & Educators

Why the AlphaFold Futures Report Launches the Open Biodesign Archive

Futures Published: Our First Steps into the Open Biodesign Archive

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