Archive - Asimov Press

Raising Welfare for Lab Rodents

The science of animal welfare is exploding, offering new ways to improve conditions for millions of research animals a year.

Jul 21 •

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Alexandra Balwit

Meet the Flower Designer Who Built a Laboratory In His Home

Sebastian Cocioba, a vocal advocate for amateur science, built a home laboratory from spare parts and second-hand machines purchased on eBay.

Jul 17 •

Where's the Synthetic Blood?

Synthetic blood cells could solve blood shortages, but only if technical challenges are surmounted and costs are slashed.

Jul 14 •

Inside the Laboratory for Extraordinary Microbes

Cultivarium, a small nonprofit, is building tools to grow and engineer peculiar organisms—and then giving their discoveries away for free.

Jul 10 •

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June 2024

The First Patented G.M.O.

The Supreme Court case that built the biotechnology industry.

Jun 30 •

Breaking the Speed Limit on Cell Division

The slow growth of model organisms delays biological research. Engineering cells to divide more quickly could speed it up.

Jun 25 •

The Promise of Gas Vesicles

Gas vesicles are protein shells that reflect soundwaves. They were first discovered in lake-dwelling microbes in Germany but now enable scientists to…

Jun 18 •

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What Limits a Genome’s Size?

A tiny fern has a genome 50 times larger than a human’s. Energy and diffusion—not the nucleus volume—are the key bottlenecks to more expansive growth.

Jun 13 •

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Driving Toward Nanopores

A nanopore sequencer is a tiny device that can read DNA with high accuracy. Its invention, made possible by merging hardware with machine learning…

Jun 11 •

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Origins of the Lab Mouse

How the mouse found its way from Victorian novelty to a biomedical mainstay.

Jun 2 •

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May 2024

Announcing Our First Book: Origins

A collection of essays on scientific progress.

May 8 •

Lessons on Starting a Magazine

Plus: Our first book, Origins, is now available.

May 8 •

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