Protosilks: New Silk Proteins for Biotechnology by Computational Design. This project aims to design new to nature silk proteins with enhanced properties such as greater strength, elasticity, and prod

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Protosilks: New Silk Proteins for Biotechnology by Computational Design. This project aims to design new to nature silk proteins with enhanced properties such as greater strength, elasticity, and production efficiency using cutting-edge machine learning approaches. Silks are widely used industrially, as textiles, in biomedicine, and as advanced materials due to their exceptional mechanical properties and biocompatibility. By developing new, computationally designed silk proteins, this research will create sustainable materials with tailored functions, offering significant benefits for technology, industry, and the environment. The outcomes will demonstrate the power of machine learning in engineering proteins for advanced applications, paving the way for a new generation of high-performance biomaterials.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 3101 - Biochemistry and Cell Biology. Lead: Prof Colin Jackson