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Self-Healing Is Not One Promise

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

Beyond Silicon: How a Living Thermostat Re-imagines Smart Design

Jasper Scheffer's fungal thermostat proposes intelligence through growth and care, not data

Designing with Shape‐Shifting (Fold‐Switching) Proteins

Living Light: Can We Program Bioluminescent Algae?

Harnessing microbial glow for programmable light systems

Computer Gaming with Bacteria?

A Peculiar World of Biotic Gaming

Made to Look Alive

Surfacing Livingness as Design Strategy for Biodesigners