Protein can also be made into musical instruments. Scientists play music with protein

Josiah zayner, an American who recently received his Ph.D in Biophysics from the University of Chicago, uses tiny plant proteins to make a miniature instrument that can play melody Zayner has always been interested in integrating biology into electronic interfaces This miniature instrument is called chromochord, which is an alternative interpretation of the proteins that power our lives every day, "no one can see them, I hope people experience them in some way."
The work of making chromoord began in 2011 Zayner uses lov protein, which is light sensitive plant protein In the process of studying lov protein, he got a doctor's degree He knew its mechanism very well, and decided to use these studies to serve for its chromochord   The instrument itself contains 12 vials of oatmeal protein, each with a different response to light stimulation When the blue LED lights one of the bottles, the spectrophotometer inside measures the protein's response The entire device then transmits the data to software that converts information into sound Of course, the protein itself doesn't make sound Zayner's job is to express the protein's response in the form of music   Each of the vials in the chromochord is connected to a different sound, such as a bell, drum, or piano By pressing different buttons, zayner can control the amount of light given to each vial, which can produce different tones "It's not easy to develop this thing." "But trust me, it's definitely more difficult to play than to develop," zayner said
Zayner will do further work on chromochord in the future, but at this stage, zayner will focus on another element that can be played: human cells Earlier this week, he launched a $20000 fundraising project on the indiegogo site to create instruments like chromochord using cultured skin cells.