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Where Biological Promises Become Physical

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

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

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

Presenter's Slides + Notes from Next Nature Conference 2025

From the Talk on Responsible AI × Biodesign

Newsletter #30: Games, Gaps, and Agents

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Wild Grammar of Life: From Forest Genes to Regenerative Machines

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AI Is Changing How We Make Bio-Materials

And Why Biodesigners Should Care

Fold, Forge, Future

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Designing with Shape‐Shifting (Fold‐Switching) Proteins

Sequencing Dreams: When Proteins Get Personal and SCOBY Gets Ambitious

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Seeking Money, and the Quiet Power of Rightful Discovery

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The Glow Within: On Sharing Work Before the World Grows Cold

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The Butterfly Effect of Biodesign

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Blueprints for Becoming: AlphaFold and the Architecture of Living Matter

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Paths Through the Living Field

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Paths Through the Living Field

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Of Papers, Portfolios, and Promising Futures

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Where Biology Meets the Feed

Reclaiming protein and tuning into the underground signals

Bio-Tipping Points: What to Watch, Build, and Back

AlphaFold workshop moves ahead, NSF fallout, and new tools for molecular design.

Decode Biotech Papers, Vote Bio+AI Workshop, Explore Cultural Memory

Learn how to navigate biotech research, help shape our next workshop, and dive into a new biodesign conversation.

Responsible AI x Biodesign, first conference, open online course

Growing forward in the age of ethical algorithms and living systems

Bridging Microbial Life and Digital Worlds

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