From beer and yogurt to spider silk and aerogel: biology makes cool things — iGEM Blog

From beer and yogurt to spider silk and aerogel: biology makes cool things by Linda Kahl and Abigail Sison Biomanufacturing, or the use of biological systems to produce valuable products, has roots that can be traced back to ancient times. Although the term “biomanufacturing” was not used, civilizations across the world discovered and used biological processes for various purposes. One of the earliest forms of biomanufacturing, fermentation, was used by the Sumerians, Mesopotamians and...