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Recipe for a Cell
While we know how to break organisms down to their constituent parts, even at the atomic level, building them from scratch remains difficult.
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On Prions and Protein Design
Prions are extremely resilient, infectious proteins. Studying their shape-shifting abilities could reveal lessons for how proteins fold at a molecular…
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The Origins of Adjuvants
More than a century after the invention of vaccines, a veterinarian stumbled across a technique to boost their efficacy in an unlikely way — by…
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Mitochondria Are Alive
Nov 8, 2024
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Measuring the Black Death
Aug 25, 2024
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The Codon Guide to Synthetic Biology
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AI-Designed Enzymes
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Evo 2 Can Design Entire Genomes
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Francis Crick Was Misunderstood
Dec 1, 2024
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The Nobel Duel
A cautionary tale about the competitive pressures of scientific research, and how they alter the course of history.
Mar 30
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What Limits a Cell’s Size?
Two physical constraints help explain why cells are so tiny: surface area-to-volume ratios and diffusion. The first article in our new Data Series.
Mar 26
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A Brief History of the Miracle Bacterium
Serratia marcescens, a pathogen with an uncanny resemblance to blood, has had an outsized influence on modern science.
Mar 23
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Meet the Humans Building AI Scientists
A look inside FutureHouse, a nonprofit research institute in San Francisco.
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Healing My Family’s Future
How genetics and IVF empowered our family to leave cancer behind.
Mar 16
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Announcing Issue 06: Blood-Red Microbes, AI Scientists, Nobel Duels
Plus: A partnership with Astera Institute and our first job posting.
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Making a “Miracle” HIV Medicine
Lenacapavir — a long-acting, injectable drug — may be our strongest tool yet to curb HIV, provided it reaches those who need it most.
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