Archive - Asimov Press

Farma: Speculative Gastronomy

Despite years on the defensive, GMOs and other food technology can improve human and planetary health. A new restaurant is embracing this potential.

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Alexandra Balwit

To Be Born in a Bag

Despite recent progress, artificial wombs still face technical challenges. De-extinction efforts, of all things, are driving it forward. Just how much…

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September 2024

A science fiction story.

Sep 29 •

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Abhishaike Mahajan

Making Eggs Without Ovaries

It may soon be possible to make human eggs from stem cells, thanks to advances in a technology called in vitro oogenesis.

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How A Cell Anticipates the Seasons

Further evidence of biological intelligence.

Sep 19 •

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On Fables and Nuanced Charts

While data visualizations appear to present information objectively, they are laden with assumptions. Some of those assumptions are held by the chart…

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August 2024

Is That DNA Dangerous?

Synthetic DNA poses biosecurity risks that curated databases and screening algorithms can minimize. Here’s how they work now and how they could improve.

Aug 28 •

Defense-Forward Biosecurity

DNA sequencing is becoming better and cheaper. So are AI tools that can decode the results. It’s time to build a genomic surveillance network that can…

Aug 27 •

Day Zero Antivirals for Future Pandemics

Medicines modeled off the innate immune system have the best chance of protecting us during the next viral outbreak.

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Measuring the Black Death

Reports suggest that between 40 and 60 percent of the population died during the bubonic plague that swept through Europe in the mid-1300s. What…

Aug 25 •

Before They Hatch

New technologies, such as in-ovo sexing, on-farm hatching, and in-ovo vaccination can make the poultry supply chain both better for animal welfare and…

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July 2024

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

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