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Audio recordings of Asimov Press essays and science fiction, focused on the science and technologies that promote a flourishing future.
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- A Recipe for Cells · 19 minBy breaking cells apart, all the way down to molecules, researchers hope to recreate the recipe from which they are built. But their efforts may prove futile. The latest essay…
- Species Have Blurry Boundaries · 24 minA bacterium can acquire new genes without acquiring a new name, or acquire a new name without changing whatsoever. By Kevin Blake Read all our work at press.asimov.com
- Great Leaps in Biological Theory · 23 minTwo of biology’s greatest theories completely predate direct experimental evidence. Tracing their origins could help us understand how to make the next ones.
- On the Role of Theory in Biology · 42 minBiology is often seen as a primarily experimental science, with theory serving merely to generalize patterns from empirical data. But history reveals that theory plays a more…
- A Brief History of Bioinformatics Software · 15 minHow computer scientists on the fringes of biology made sense of sequencing data. By Ella Watkins-Dulaney.
- Designing AI for Disruptive Science · 26 minWhy scaling AI won’t automatically lead to paradigm shifts. By Alvin Djajadikerta. Read all our work at press.asimov.com.
- Culture Shift · 22 minWe tend to think of fermented foods as something humans invented and then chose to eat. But the evidence shows the opposite: fermented foods shaped human biology. By Rachel…
- Why Lab Coats are White · 20 minHow a blood-stained surgeon's frock evolved into a pristine symbol of modern science. By Donna Vatnick Read all our work at press.asimov.com.
- The Quest for Oral GLP-1s · 22 minIn a recent survey, three-in-four respondents said they would prefer a once‑daily oral pill over a weekly injection of GLP-1s. So why aren't there more oral options? By David S…
- How Φ80 Infiltrates Research Labs · 28 minWhile some bacteriophages play vital roles in laboratory research, others are bent on sabotage. By Antoine Vigouroux. Read all our work, for free, at press.asimov.com.
- Why Are Viral Capsids Icosahedral? · 28 minViral capsid structure is a geometric packing problem under genetic constraints. By Ulkar Aghayeva Read all our work for free at press.asimov.com.
- Dead Reckoning · 39 minBioarchaeologists recently identified a murdered medieval royal. Now, they are trying to shed light on other ancient deaths. By David Brzostowicki Read all our work for free at…
- Working in Glass · 20 minHow a twisted triangle of glass tubing helped democratize chemistry and build the modern laboratory. By Spencer Wright. Read all our work for free at press.asimov.com.
- The Legibility Problem · 13 minWhat happens in a world where AIs make scientific discoveries that humans cannot understand? By Matthew Carter Read all our work at press.asimov.com.
- The Origins of Agar · 20 minFirst introduced into laboratories in 1881, agar remains indispensable as a culture medium. By Corrado Nai. Read all our work, entirely for free, at press.asimov.com.
- Baseline Drift · 11 min[Fiction] A eulogy to the reference human. By Eliomer H. Kaas. Read all our work, for free, at press.asimov.com.
- Scent, In Silico · 33 minOnce a primal instinct, olfaction is now being mapped, measured, and modeled by machines. By Taylor Rayne. Read all our work, entirely for free, at press.asimov.com.
- Making the Vortex Mixer · 9 minThe forgotten story of an invention found in every biology lab. By Ella Watkins-Dulaney. Read all our work, entirely for free, at press.asimov.com.
- A Brief History of Xenopus · 21 minFrom early experiments on fertility and embryonic development to becoming the first cloned eukaryote from an adult cell, Xenopus frogs have had an outsized influence on the life…
