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Animal muscles inspire biomaterial design for agriculture, fabrics and medicine
- February 23, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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Natural muscle fibers are made up of spring-like proteins that can contract and stretch without losing their original form, dissipate mechanical energy as heat and maintain incredible tensile strength for all sorts of physical functions. Engineers at Washington University in St. Louis have replicated these proteins using synthetic biology approaches to create a new category of biomaterials for use in medicine, textiles and agriculture.
Originally published at Phys.org