A milestone for mycelium has emerged. Adidas has partnered with Bolt threads, a biomaterials company, to use mycelium in their Stan Smith Mylo Edition shoes.  Built with biology, crafted with humanity— Bolt Threads is pioneering the use of fungal materials into industrial commodities, and it's not something their team takes lightly. Today we are joined by the co-founder of Bolt Threads, Dr. David Breslauer, to discuss the philosophy and methodology behind their important contributions and innovative products. Topics Covered:Fundamentals in fungal biotechBiomimicry in materials scienceThe company history and culture of Bolt ThreadsEngineering yeast to make a spider silk-like proteinSilk as a base protein for innovative materialsEmergence of germ theory from silkworm factoriesThe industry of biomaterials: how do you scale a material or product to make a real difference?Mycelium leather — its performance, sustainability, engineer-ability and aestheticsFilamentous fungi in biotech and how it differs from yeastsShow notes:Stan Smith Mylo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R__xk0-z7lgBolt Threads: https://boltthreads.com/Mylo: https://www.mylo-unleather.com/Spider silk mechanics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xossR6eHv3IGerm theory: https://asm.org/Articles/2019/December/Sick-or-Silk-How-Silkworms-Spun-the-Germ-Theory-of