Biomaterials: Recipe for squid beak
June 8th, 2015 by Markus B Linder
Nature Chemical Biology 11, 455 (2015). doi:10.1038/nchembio.1842
Author: Markus B Linder
The molecular basis of biomaterial assembly and function can provide inspiration for new materials science designs. New research explains the squid beak's transition from soft to hard through the identification of two new families of proteins with unusual physical properties.