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Gregor Mendel's Vanishing Act
After his death in 1884, thousands of Gregor Mendel’s letters and notes — filled with scientific data and figures — were destroyed. What did the friar…
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Niko McCarty
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Stories We'd Like to Publish (Part II)
A sizeable list, covering everything from "The $100 Electron Microscope" to "A Brief History of NSAIDs." Come write with us!
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Edwin Cohn and the Harvard Blood Factory
How a chemistry “purist” built one of World War II’s greatest applied R&D laboratories.
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Eric Gilliam
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Asimov Press’ New Book, Written in DNA
Pre-orders are open for the first commercially-available book to be encoded in DNA and sold in both mediums. Learn more at press.asimov.com.
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The Dangers of Mirrored Life
Creating mirrored organisms using synthetic biology could seriously harm extant life, a 300-page report claims. While the risks from mirrored life are…
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Fin Moorhouse
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Inside Job: Secret Histories in the National Museum
Discovering a secret bioweapons program in the Smithsonian archives.
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Francis Crick Was Misunderstood
The Central Dogma is not a 'dogma,' and it has never been broken.
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The Pursuit of Parenthood
Or, the rise and regulation of reproductive technologies.
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How to Measure Molecules
A 19th-century physicist, Lord Rayleigh, was the first to determine the size of individual molecules. He did it using little more than oil, water, and a…
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Niko McCarty
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Mitochondria Are Alive
The physical world is an intricate dance between matter, information, and energy. Recognizing that mitochondria are alive will open new horizons into…
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The Long Road to End Tuberculosis
The vaccine and antibiotics available to treat tuberculosis have curbed cases, but more innovations are needed to halt its spread and counteract…
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Levers for Biological Progress
Thoughts on Dario Amodei’s “Machines of Loving Grace.”
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Niko McCarty
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