From the archive: Inspired by nature: the thrilling new science that could transform medicine
From the archive: Inspired by nature: the thrilling new science that could transform medicine  
Podcast: The Audio Long Read
Published On: Wed Jan 22 2025
Description: We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2016: Jeffrey Karp is at the forefront of a new generation of scientists using nature’s blueprints to create breakthrough medical technologies. Can bioinspiration help to solve some of humanity’s most urgent problems? By Laura Parker. Read by Adetomiwa Edun. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod