Protein

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.

A first look inside the Biodesign Academy Library

A place to read one living matter at a time, all the way down to what carries the property, with every source open for you to check. It opens in a week, and I'd rather show you now than wait. The first Reading is yours today.

"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.

From Working to Holding in AI Biodesign

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

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

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

Newsletter #30: Games, Gaps, and Agents

What's been brewing this week?

Slide-kit for "History and Scope of AI in Biodesign"

A resource for Foundational Tier members

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

What's been brewing this week?

Kuala Lumpur Enters AI-Protein Design Map

Here’s why that matters more than it seems

The Enzyme Whisperers

AI that reads sequences like fortune tellers read palms (and actually gets the predictions right)

Vibe Coding to Protein Shortlist

A Creative Biodesign Workflow

Fold, Forge, Future

What's been brewing this week?

Designing with Shape‐Shifting (Fold‐Switching) Proteins

AlphaFold Futures Workshop: Second cohort now open (July 23-25)

Introducing AI-Driven Protein Design for Next-Generation Biomaterials

Sequencing Dreams: When Proteins Get Personal and SCOBY Gets Ambitious

What's been brewing this week?

When Your AI Makes "Mistakes" That Are Actually Helpful

Introducing AlphaFaults as Biodesign Methodology