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00:30:54

The World’s Most Common Surgery

Asimov Press ·

2025/09/29

In 4,000 years, cataract surgery went from a crude procedure involving thorn instruments to a 20-minute operation with a 95 percent clinical success rate. The next step is broadening access. By Dr. Sangeetha AravindaVisit press.asimov.com to read all of our articles and subscribe.

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00:18:31

AI-Designed Phages

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2025/09/17

A new paper from Arc Institute shows that a generative AI model can be used to design viable bacteriophages. By Niko McCarty.Read all of our work for free at press.asimov.com.

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01:00:55

What We Find in the Sewers

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2025/08/25

Our ancestors once spread their excess effluent on their fields; now we mine it for vital molecules. By Calum Drysdale.Visit press.asimov.com to read all articles.

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00:41:54

Pausing Insect Activity

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2025/08/21

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. By Ulkar Aghayeva.Read every article from Asimov Press by visiting press.asimov.com.

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00:09:55

The Weight of a Cell

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2025/08/18

A single yeast cell weighs about one million times less than a grain of sand. But how do we know this? By Niko McCarty.Visit press.asimov.com to read all of our articles for free.

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00:24:24

Leeches and the Legitimizing of Folk-Medicine

Asimov Press ·

2025/08/14

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. By Khushi Mittal & Xander Balwit.Read every article by visiting press.asimov.com.

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00:12:47

The Flower Designer

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2025/08/11

A plant biologist’s quest to design and create 1,000 unique flowers, mostly in his spare time. By Niko McCarty.Read every article from Asimov Press by visiting press.asimov.com.

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00:14:52

The Sunlight Budget of Earth

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2025/08/07

Sunlight represents a seemingly endless source of largely untapped energy. Just how endless is it? Written by Sam Clamons.Visit press.asimov.com to read all of our articles.

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00:18:22

How to Scale Proteomics

Asimov Press ·

2025/08/04

A look inside Parallel Squared Technology Institute, a focused research organization trying to make analyzing a proteome as easy as DNA sequencing. By Niko McCarty.Read all of our articles by visiting press.asimov.com.

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00:10:35

Spinning Bacteria

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2025/07/31

By spinning bacteria in circles, scientists figured out how phage viruses time their escape from an infected cell. By Kamal Nahas.Visit press.asimov.com to read more articles about biology.

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00:11:24

Spinning Bacteria

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2025/07/24

By spinning bacteria in circles, scientists figured out how phage viruses time their escape from an infected cell. By Kamal Nahas.Read every article, for free, by visiting press.asimov.com.

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00:10:15

Cable Bacteria are Living Batteries

Asimov Press ·

2025/07/23

How a discovery in a Danish lake changed our understanding of biological communities and energy. By Niko McCarty.Visit press.asimov.com to read more.

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00:40:09

What Makes a Mature Science

Asimov Press ·

2025/07/21

Mechanism alone cannot make a science credible. It must describe its subject matter in terms of entities, properties, and rules. By SLIME MOLD TIME MOLD.Read every article from Asimov Press, for free, at press.asimov.com.

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00:14:52

The First Weight Loss Drugs

Asimov Press ·

2025/07/17

Long before Ozempic and Mounjaro, there were mitochondrial uncouplers. While deadly if not used with care, it might be time for them to make a comeback. By Alex Telford.Read every article from Asimov Press at press.asimov.com.

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00:35:44

The Uncertain Origins of Aspirin

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2025/07/14

The history of humanity’s pharmacopeia is often muddied by folklore. What can the origins of aspirin teach us about separating fact from fiction? By Sean Harrison.Read every article from Asimov Press, for free, by visiting press.asimov.com.

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00:07:30

A Night of Food Futurism

Asimov Press ·

2025/06/23

A science fiction story brought to life through a pro-GMO dinner. By Xander Balwit.Read every article by Asimov Press, and join future events, by visiting press.asimov.com.

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00:28:27

Life as Slime

Asimov Press ·

2025/06/09

Prominent scientists continue to claim life is “just” slime on a spinning rock. However, in an age when the rarity and fragility of life are increasingly evident, it’s time to retire the metaphor.By Thomas Moynihan.Read every article, for free, at press.asimov.com.

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00:24:23

Breaking the Speed Limit on Cell Division

Asimov Press ·

2025/06/05

The slow growth of model organisms delays biological research. Engineering cells to divide more quickly could speed it up. By Kamal Nahas.Read every article, for free, at press.asimov.com.

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00:11:49

AI-Designed Enzymes

Asimov Press ·

2025/06/03

Researchers at the Institute for Protein Design have made a computationally-designed, multi-step enzyme.

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00:19:07

The Eternal Life and Art of Maxwell Ardeen

Asimov Press ·

2025/06/02

(Sci-Fi) Bioart emerges where biological science, technology, and aesthetics collide. For one terminally ill artist, it offered a chance at immortality. By Spencer Nitkey.Read all our articles for free at press.asimov.com.

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