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Asimov Press episodes

  • The Penicillin Myth

    Competing theories seek to explain inconsistencies surrounding Alexander Fleming’s famed discovery. By Kevin Blake.

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    38 min
  • How to See the Dead

    A retinal implant designer must decide if translating mourning into light is progress or a refusal to let go. By Spencer Nitkey.

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    32 min
  • Animalcules and Their Motors

    Advances in cryo-electron microscopy are revealing the molecular intricacies of cell movement. By Niko McCarty.

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    15 min
  • An Antivenom Cocktail, Made by a Llama

    A new broad-coverage antivenom, made by mixing eight different nanobodies, protects mice against snakebites from 17 of 18 deadly species in Africa. By Xander Balwit.

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    20 min
  • Making the Electron Microscope

    In a little over a century, the electron microscope evolved from a tool barely capable of resolving virus particles into one able to capture atomic detail. By Smrithi Sunil.

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    46 min
  • How Nigeria Accepted GMOs

    Genetically modified crops are finding a foothold in the Global South, producing some unlikely leaders in agritech. By Dr. Alex Wakeman.

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    26 min
  • Atomic-Scale Protein Filters

    How aquaporin and potassium channels filter hundreds of millions of water molecules or ions each second, by positioning the correct amino acid in the perfect place. By Niko McCarty.

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    13 min
  • A Liver on Ice

    How a liver goes from a brain-dead donor to a living recipient. By Donna Vatnick. Read every article from Asimov Press, for free, at press.asimov.com.

    59 min

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