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The Quest for Oral GLP-1s
In a recent survey, three-in-four respondents said they would prefer a once‑daily oral pill over a weekly injection of GLP-1s. So why aren't there more…
2 hrs ago • Asimov Press
How Φ80 Infiltrates Research Labs
While some bacteriophages play vital roles in laboratory research, others are bent on sabotage.
Mar 13 • Malmesbury and Asimov Press
How to Design Antibodies
A step-by-step guide to making de novo binders.
Mar 11 • Asimov Press
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Nov 20, 2025 • Niko McCarty and Asimov Press
The Penicillin Myth
Nov 24, 2025 • Asimov Press
The World’s Most Common Surgery
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The Codon Guide to Synthetic Biology
Aug 10, 2023 • Asimov Press
AI-Designed Phages
Sep 17, 2025 • Niko McCarty
Why Are Viral Capsids Icosahedral?
Viral capsid structure is a geometric packing problem under genetic constraints.
Mar 9 • Asimov Press
Dead Reckoning
Bioarchaeologists recently identified a murdered medieval royal. Now, they are trying to shed light on other ancient deaths.
Mar 7 • Asimov Press
Working in Glass
How a twisted triangle of glass tubing helped democratize chemistry and build the modern laboratory.
Mar 4 • Asimov Press
The Legibility Problem
What happens in a world where AIs make scientific discoveries that humans cannot understand?
Mar 2 • Asimov Press
AI Won't Automatically Accelerate Clinical Trials
A response to Dario Amodei.
Feb 27 • Asimov Press and Ruxandra Teslo
A Visual Guide to DNA Sequencing
How to “read” nucleic acids, from Sanger to nanopores.
Feb 26 • Asimov Press and Evan DeTurk
The Origins of Agar
First introduced into laboratories in 1881, agar remains indispensable as a culture medium.
Feb 22 • Corrado Nai and Asimov Press
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