Our ancestors once spread their excess effluent on their fields; now we mine it for vital molecules. By Calum Drysdale.
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Seasonal dormancy features in the life cycle of many insects. We can harness it for biological control, insect farming, and disease vector management at scale. By Ulkar Aghayeva.
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A single yeast cell weighs about one million times less than a grain of sand. But how do we know this? By Niko McCarty.
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While we’ve derived useful molecules from the leech, live leech therapy has been largely marginalized in the West. It is time we reevaluate why. By Khushi Mittal & Xander Balwit.
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A plant biologist’s quest to design and create 1,000 unique flowers, mostly in his spare time. By Niko McCarty.
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Sunlight represents a seemingly endless source of largely untapped energy. Just how endless is it? Written by Sam Clamons.
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A look inside Parallel Squared Technology Institute, a focused research organization trying to make analyzing a proteome as easy as DNA sequencing. By Niko McCarty.
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By spinning bacteria in circles, scientists figured out how phage viruses time their escape from an infected cell. By Kamal Nahas.
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How a discovery in a Danish lake changed our understanding of biological communities and energy. By Niko McCarty.
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Mechanism alone cannot make a science credible. It must describe its subject matter in terms of entities, properties, and rules. By SLIME MOLD TIME MOLD.
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Long before Ozempic and Mounjaro, there were mitochondrial uncouplers. While deadly if not used with care, it might be time for them to make a comeback. By Alex Telford.
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The history of humanity’s pharmacopeia is often muddied by folklore. What can the origins of aspirin teach us about separating fact from fiction? By Sean Harrison.
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A science fiction story brought to life through a pro-GMO dinner. By Xander Balwit.
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Prominent scientists continue to claim life is “just” slime on a spinning rock. However, in an age when the rarity and fragility of life are increasingly evident, it’s time to retire the metaphor.
By Thomas Moynihan.
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The slow growth of model organisms delays biological research. Engineering cells to divide more quickly could speed it up. By Kamal Nahas.
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Researchers at the Institute for Protein Design have made a computationally-designed, multi-step enzyme.
(Sci-Fi) Bioart emerges where biological science, technology, and aesthetics collide. For one terminally ill artist, it offered a chance at immortality. By Spencer Nitkey.
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Toxic amino acids, peptides, and proteins — which first evolved as molecular weapons deployed by species in conflict — can also serve as blueprints for pharmaceutical innovation. By Noah Whiteman.
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Further evidence of biological intelligence. Read every article, for free, at press.asimov.com.
From the archives: What it will take to transform bacteriophages into a 21st-century medicine. By Tom Ireland.
