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What HEPES reveals about cultivating with light

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

Sep 5, 2026

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4 min read

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

What gypsum reveals about mycelium research

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

Aug 11, 2026

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5 min read

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.

Jul 21, 2026

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9 min read

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.

Jul 14, 2026

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6 min read

Self-Healing Is Not One Promise

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

Jun 9, 2026

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5 min read

AI Is Changing How We Make Bio-Materials

And Why Biodesigners Should Care

Aug 3, 2025

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9 min read

Living Light: Can We Program Bioluminescent Algae?

Harnessing microbial glow for programmable light systems

Jun 22, 2025

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6 min read

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

What's been brewing this week?

Jun 18, 2025

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6 min read

Biodesign and Cultural Memory

Andrea Bandoni's Journey Through Amazonian Craft

Apr 29, 2025

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7 min read

Rethinking Design When AI Enters the Lab

What Google’s Co-Scientist Means for Biodesign

Apr 1, 2025

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10 min read

Biodesign (Almost) Anything in 2025

Synbio learning, job market snapshots, growing meat on vegetables, and more!

Jan 14, 2025

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3 min read

Yellow to Blue: Blending Plants, Tradition, and Sustainability with Ariane Shirvani

An Interview for Dutch Design Week 2024

Oct 26, 2024

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6 min read

Cellulite: Redefining Beauty and Sustainability Through Bio-Waste Fashion

Agnes van Dijk's bold designs challenge fast fashion's obsession with perfection, celebrating the beauty of decay and nature at Dutch Design Week 2024.

Oct 14, 2024

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6 min read

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