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Mar 25 • Asimov Press and Niko McCarty
Designing AI for Disruptive Science
Why scaling AI won’t automatically lead to paradigm shifts.
Mar 23 • Asimov Press and Alvin Djajadikerta
Culture Shift
We tend to think of fermented foods as something humans invented and then chose to eat. But the evidence shows the opposite: fermented foods shaped…
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The Codon Guide to Synthetic Biology
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A Visual Guide to DNA Sequencing
Feb 26 • Asimov Press and Evan DeTurk
Why Lab Coats are White
How a blood-stained surgeon's frock evolved into a pristine symbol of modern science.
Mar 18 • Asimov Press
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…
Mar 16 • 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
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
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