Navigation Links
The music of the silks
Date:11/28/2012

orm. "We're looking for radically new ways of designing materials," he says.

Combining materials modeling with mathematical and musical tools, Buehler says, could provide a much faster way of designing new biosynthesized materials, replacing the trial-and-error approach that prevails today. Genetically engineering organisms to produce materials is a long, painstaking process, he says, but this work "has taught us a new approach, a fundamental lesson" in combining experiment, theory and simulation to speed up the discovery process.

Materials produced this way which can be done under environmentally benign, room-temperature conditions could lead to new building blocks for tissue engineering or other uses, Buehler says: scaffolds for replacement organs, skin, blood vessels, or even new materials for use in civil engineering.

It may be that the complex structures of music can reveal the underlying complex structures of biomaterials found in nature, Buehler says. "There might be an underlying structural expression in music that tells us more about the proteins that make up our bodies. After all, our organs including the brain are made from these building blocks, and humans' expression of music may inadvertently include more information that we are aware of."

"Nobody has tapped into this," he says, adding that with the breadth of his multidisciplinary team, "We could do this making better bio-inspired materials by using music, and using music to better understand biology."


'/>"/>

Contact: Sarah McDonnell
s_mcd@mit.edu
617-253-8923
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Source:Eurekalert

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2 3

Related biology news :

1. Music to the Ears for a Good Nights Sleep?
2. Music to the ears for a good nights sleep?
3. Fast food restaurant lighting and music can reduce calorie intake and increase satisfaction
4. New musical pacifier helps premature babies get healthy
5. The music of the (hemi)spheres sheds new light on schizophrenia
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:6/17/2013)... foundations with more modern elements. Using this same approachbut ... Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences have designed a ... storage, and gas transport more efficient and at a ... issue of the Journal of the American Chemical ... builds upon Pitt Associate Professor of Chemistry Nathaniel Rosi,s ...
(Date:6/17/2013)... The AGA Research Foundation and Horizon Pharma further ... gastroenterology with the 2013 AGA-Horizon Pharma Fellow Abstract Prizes ... "In its third year, this competition continues to grow ... promising careers in basic and clinical research," said Nicholas ... Foundation. "We are extremely proud of all that these ...
(Date:6/16/2013)... India reduce rates of syphilis, HIV and other sexually ... found. , About two million Indians are ... Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. The study, ... Dalla Lana School of Public Health and St. Michael,s ... impact of prevention among female sex workers whose contact ...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):'Chemical architects' build materials with potential applications in drug delivery and gas storage 2Horizon Pharma Abstract Prizes recognize promising fellows and students 2HIV prevention among female sex workers in India reduces HIV and syphilis 2
... Ph.D., Assistant Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine, University of ... Society for Microbiology (ASM) to receive a 2010 ICAAC ... Division, this award recognizes an early career scientist for ... Diep earned his B.A. in 2000 and his Ph.D. ...
... the "deathstalker" scorpion could help gene therapy become an effective ... therapeutic genes genes that treat disease to reach ... study in ACS Nano , a monthly journal. ... delivery of therapeutic genes into diseased cells shows promise ...
... a substance to enhance the visibility of skin cancer cells ... ultrasound and light. The hybrid scanner could enable doctors to ... its earliest and most curable stages, the report in the ... Younan Xia, and colleagues point out that early diagnosis is ...
Cached Biology News:
(Date:6/18/2013)... Wilmington, DE (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 ... teachers to the 11th annual DuPont National AgriScience Teachers ... Chesapeake Farms in Chestertown, Md. , ... sponsored by DuPont and is a special project of ... National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE) . The ...
(Date:6/18/2013)... 2013 Edison Investment ... announces the initiation of full coverage of ... developing and marketing products for orphan oncology ...      (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130417/608168) Edison has ... investment merits of BioAlliance Pharma, focusing in ...
(Date:6/18/2013)... 18, 2013 This webinar will ... advertising and promotion, and review the basic FDA ... how to apply these principles through real world ... ,     The fundamentals on FDA regulations and guidance ... ,     Assessing traditional and newer forms of ...
(Date:6/18/2013)... June 18, 2013 ... ) has announced the addition of ... & Stable Isotopes Market [SPECT/PET Radioisotopes ... Y-90)], [Applications (Cancer/Oncology, Cardiac)] & (Deuterium, ... report to their offering. ...
Breaking Biology Technology:DuPont Sponsors National AgriScience Ambassador Academy 2DuPont Sponsors National AgriScience Ambassador Academy 3Edison Expands French Healthcare Sector Coverage With Initiation of Coverage on BioAlliance Pharma 2Edison Expands French Healthcare Sector Coverage With Initiation of Coverage on BioAlliance Pharma 3Drug Advertising and Promotion Labeling: FDA Regulations, New Webinar Hosted by Xtalks 2North American Nuclear Medicine/Radiopharmaceuticals & Stable Isotopes Market - Forecast to 2017 2North American Nuclear Medicine/Radiopharmaceuticals & Stable Isotopes Market - Forecast to 2017 3
... Newly published data by Dr. J.,Barthelow Classen shows ... children with a strong family history of insulin ... diabetes in,vaccine recipients at a rate which exceeds ... vaccines are particularly toxic to those,with a strong ...
... and COLUMBIA, S.C., Feb. 24 ,CareEvolution, Inc. ... & Statistics,are pleased to announce that the ... named a finalist in the Interoperability category ... (MS-HUG) 2008 Innovation,Awards Program. The MS-HUG Healthcare ...
... Feb. 22 Transgenomic Inc. (OTC,Bulletin Board: TBIO) announces the following Webcast:, ... Conference Call, ... Where: http://www.transgenomic.com/events.asp?id=6 , How: ... at the ...
Cached Biology Technology:CareEvolution and SCHIEx Named Interoperability Finalists for 2008 Microsoft Healthcare Users Group (MS-HUG) Healthcare Innovation Awards 2CareEvolution and SCHIEx Named Interoperability Finalists for 2008 Microsoft Healthcare Users Group (MS-HUG) Healthcare Innovation Awards 3
Mouse monoclonal antibody to QDPR - quinoid dihydropteridine reductase...
... Signets FAST RED Chromogen System consists of ... RED reacts in the presence of alkaline ... background noise. The FAST RED System ... ,The System Contains: , , Vial A: ...
The BioLogic Maximizer mixer is for use with the Maximizer valve system. The mixer improves gradient quality by mixing the output of the BioLogic DuoFlow workstation pumps....
... effectively in tubes and 96 well plates. microCLEAN ... one and a half spin DNA cleanup reagent. ... concentrate any type of double stranded DNA, efficiently ... dNTPs (labelled or unlabelled). It is therefore ideally ...
Biology Products: