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Why Are Viral Capsids Icosahedral?
Viral capsid structure is a geometric packing problem under genetic constraints.
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Long Read
Issue 07
Pausing Insect Activity
Words by
Ulkar Aghayeva
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.
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The Column
Issue 07
The Weight of a Cell
Words by
Niko McCarty
A single yeast cell weighs about one million times less than a grain of sand. But how do we know this?
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Long Read
Issue 07
Leeches and the Legitimizing of Folk-Medicine
Words by
Khushi Mittal & Xander Balwit
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.
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The Column
Issue 07
The Flower Designer
Words by
Niko McCarty
A plant biologist’s quest to design and create 1,000 unique flowers, mostly in his spare time.
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Data
Issue 07
The Sunlight Budget of Earth
Words by
Sam Clamons
Sunlight represents a seemingly endless source of largely untapped energy. Just how endless is it?
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Long Read
Issue 07
A Visual Guide to Gene Delivery
Words by
Eryney Marrogi
There are at least 10,000 known monogenic diseases. When attempting to cure them, how do clinicians decide which gene-therapy delivery method is best?
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