Modern Synthesis’ fibers can be manipulated in ways that simple plant fibers cannot. They can be spread into a thin, ...

Rice University researchers have revealed novel sequence-structure-property relationships for customizing engineered living ...

Researchers have revealed novel sequence-structure-property relationships for customizing engineered living materials, enabling more precise control over their structure and how they respond to force.

How can the field of synthetic biology help improve engineered living materials (ELMs)? This is what a recent study published ...

Bioinspired materials are synthetic materials whose structure, properties or function mimic those of natural materials or living matter. Examples of bioinspired materials are light-harvesting ...