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A Night of Food Futurism
A science fiction story brought to life through a pro-GMO dinner.
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Issue 06
A Brief History of GFP
Words by
Smrithi Sunil
How a chance discovery in bioluminescent jellyfish led to one of the most transformative tools in modern biology.
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Issue 06
The Origins of Adjuvants
Words by
Kamal Nahas
More than a century after the invention of vaccines, a veterinarian stumbled across a technique to boost their efficacy in an unlikely way — by observing wounded horses.
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Issue 06
The Nobel Duel
Words by
Metacelsus
A cautionary tale about the competitive pressures of scientific research, and how they alter the course of history.
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The Column
Issue 06
Meet the Humans Building AI Scientists
Words by
Bryan Duoto
A look inside FutureHouse, a nonprofit research institute in San Francisco.
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Issue 05
Making a “Miracle” HIV Medicine
Words by
Kamal Nahas
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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The Column
Evo 2 Can Design Entire Genomes
Words by
Eryney Marrogi and Niko McCarty
A new AI model for biology, released today by Arc Institute and NVIDIA, can predict which mutations within a gene are likely to be harmful and even design small, eukaryotic genomes.
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