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To Be Born in a Bag
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Tom Ireland
Despite recent progress, artificial wombs still face technical challenges. De-extinction efforts, of all things, are driving it forward. Just how much is anyone’s guess.
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Models of Life
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Abhishaike Mahajan
A science fiction story about biology and computational models.
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Making Eggs Without Ovaries
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It may soon be possible to make human eggs from stem cells, thanks to advances in a technology called in vitro oogenesis. What happens next?
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How A Cell Anticipates the Seasons
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Niko McCarty
Cyanobacteria — which first appeared on Earth some 3.5 billion years ago and divide every six hours — can “sense” shortening days and change the molecular compositions of their cell membranes to prepare for cold weather.
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Is That DNA Dangerous?
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Tessa Alexanian & Max Langenkamp
Synthetic DNA poses biosecurity risks that curated databases and screening algorithms can minimize. Here’s how they work now and how they could improve.
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Day Zero Antivirals for Future Pandemics
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Brian Wang
Medicines modeled off the innate immune system have the best chance of protecting us during the next viral outbreak.
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On Fables and Nuanced Charts
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Spencer Greenberg & Amber Dawn Ace