EXCERPT

A wide range of biologically inspired materials may now be possible by combining protein studies, materials science and RNA sequencing, according to an international team of researchers.

"Biological methods of synthesizing materials are not new," said Melik C. Demirel, professor of engineering science and mechanics, Penn State. "What is new is the application of these principles to produce unique materials."

SOURCE

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1112942712/novel-materials-created-from-genome-elastomeric-materials-090913/

ARTICLE

Guerette, Paul A. et al. 2013. Accelerating the design of biomimetic materials by integrating RNA-seq with proteomics and materials science. Nature Biotechnology. doi:10.1038/nbt.2671