Biomimicry and bioinspired material innovations

Using DNA origami nanostructures to create programmable drug delivery vehicles

DNA nanotechnology targeted drug delivery self-assembly nanomedicine molecular programming

Targeting plastic-eating enzymes for high-efficiency landfill waste degradation

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Through biochar soil enhancement to sequester carbon in agricultural systems

biochar carbon sequestration soil enhancement agriculture climate mitigation

Accelerating ecosystem recovery through synthetic microbial communities after mass extinction events

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Through Arctic permafrost stabilization using bioengineered cryophilic bacteria

Arctic permafrost bioengineering methane mitigation cryophilic bacteria climate stabilization

Accelerating coral reef restoration via electro-accretion and microbial symbiont manipulation

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For megayear material degradation studies with epigenetic reprogramming in synthetic organisms

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Using DNA origami nanostructures for 10,000-year data storage stability

molecular storage data preservation nanotechnology biological engineering long-term archiving

Synthesizing algebraic geometry with neural networks for 3D shape generation

algebraic geometry neural networks 3D modeling generative AI computational geometry

Tracing enzymatic pathways during RNA world to protein world transitions

RNA world enzyme evolution prebiotic chemistry origin of life peptidyl transferase

Using DNA origami nanostructures for targeted delivery of CRISPR-Cas12a ribonucleoproteins

nanobiotechnology gene therapy programmable materials viral vectors genome engineering

Via counterintuitive biological hacks like reverse photosynthesis for energy storage

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