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What Limits a Genome’s Size?
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Niko McCarty
A tiny fern has a genome 50 times larger than a human’s. Energy and diffusion—not the nucleus volume—are the key bottlenecks to more expansive growth.
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Breaking the Speed Limit on Cell Division
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Kamal Nahas
The slow growth of model organisms delays biological research. Engineering cells to divide more quickly could speed it up.
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The First Patented G.M.O.
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Rhea Purohit
The Supreme Court case that built the biotechnology industry.
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The Promise of Gas Vesicles
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Niko McCarty
Gas vesicles are protein shells that reflect soundwaves. They were first discovered in lake-dwelling microbes in Germany but now enable scientists to “hear” individual cells within the body.
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Driving Toward Nanopores
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Stephen Malina
A nanopore sequencer is a tiny device that can read DNA with high accuracy. Its invention, made possible by merging hardware with machine learning, holds lessons for other measurement tools.
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The Mouse as a Microscope
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Alex Telford
How the mouse found its way from Victorian novelty to a biomedical mainstay.
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Why Synthetic Blood Hasn't Taken Off
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