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Why Are Viral Capsids Icosahedral?
Viral capsid structure is a geometric packing problem under genetic constraints.
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Issue 06
Making the Centrifuge
Words by
Roberta McLain
The modern centrifuge was first designed for milkfat separation in the dairy industry. Today, it is ubiquitous in research laboratories. To whom do we owe its astonishing versatility?
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Data
China’s Clinical Trial Boom
Words by
Hiya Jain
In 2017, there were just over 600 clinical trials initiated in China. By 2023, that number was nearly 2,000. How can American companies kick off a similar boom?
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Fiction
Issue 06
Eulogy to the Obits
Words by
Xander Balwit
With a litany of gene therapies and longevity medicine staving off biological death, those paid to write about it must reimagine their craft.
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The Column
Can Plants Really “See”?
Words by
Martin Bourdev
Some researchers claim that a Chilean vine can mimic the leaves of a plastic houseplant thanks to a form of primitive vision. But extraordinary claims require equally extraordinary evidence.
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The Column
Issue 06
The Magic of Fast Feedback Loops
Words by
Stephen Malina
Why biologists should operate with a sense of urgency.
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Data
Recipe for a Cell
Words by
Niko McCarty
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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