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Asimov Press is Back
We are returning with a renewed focus on original reporting, investigations, and thesis-driven philanthropy.
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April 2026
A Brief History of Lab Notebooks
How experimental recordings have changed, from the Renaissance through today.
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Ulkar Aghayeva
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A Brief History of Bioinformatics Software
How computer scientists on the fringes of biology made sense of sequencing data.
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Ella Watkins-Dulaney
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Metaphors for Biology: Evolution
A series of quantitative metaphors on the speeds of representative events in evolutionary biology. The end of our three-part series.
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March 2026
That’s All, for Now
We're pausing Asimov Press.
Mar 25
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Designing AI for Disruptive Science
Why scaling AI won’t automatically lead to paradigm shifts.
Mar 23
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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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Why Lab Coats are White
How a blood-stained surgeon's frock evolved into a pristine symbol of modern science.
Mar 18
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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…
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How Φ80 Infiltrates Research Labs
While some bacteriophages play vital roles in laboratory research, others are bent on sabotage.
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How to Design Antibodies
A step-by-step guide to making de novo binders.
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Why Are Viral Capsids Icosahedral?
Viral capsid structure is a geometric packing problem under genetic constraints.
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