Grow Everything Biotech Podcast

134. Bio-Logic in Living Designs: bioMATTERS’ Nancy Diniz on Crafting with Biology

Jun 20, 2025
Nancy Diniz, Co-Founder of bioMATTERS LLC, shares her journey from architecture to biodesign, crafting innovative mycelium- and microbe-based materials. She discusses the challenges of scaling living materials and the need for a cultural shift towards integrating biology in production. With humor, Nancy emphasizes the beauty of unpredictability in living designs, the importance of sustainable practices, and the collaboration between art, science, and ecology. Her insights highlight the exciting future of materials rooted in systems thinking.
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