Protocol

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.

What gypsum reveals about mycelium research

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

Printability is not neutral

Five fabrication decisions that shape the conditions inside a living material.

How Biosafety Became the New Design Material

Introducing the Biodesign Safety Co-Pilot

From Observer to Designer: A Complete Toolkit for Slime Mold Biodesign

Transforming Physarum polycephalum from scientific curiosity to design medium

Computer Gaming with Bacteria?

A Peculiar World of Biotic Gaming

Meeting the Team, Making Bacterial Biocements, and $1.8M Pre-Seed

We are also open for Teaching Assignments!

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

An Interview for Dutch Design Week 2024

Repairing the Cycle: Sarah Alix Mann’s Approach to Sustainable Design and Fungal Collaboration

A Conversation at Dutch Design Week 2024 for "Better Place Furniture Return"

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.

Canvassing, DIY Microbiome Culturing, Mycelium Digital Twins, and more!

What's been brewing lately?

From DNA Computers to Meat Leaves

Noticing, Breakthroughs, Insights, and Candid Reviews for the Biodesign Community

Welcome to the First Biodesign Academy Newsletter!

RCA Biohacking Workshop (2013)

Exploring DNA and Design at the London Biohackspace