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Asimov Press episodes

  • How to Scale Proteomics

    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.

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    19 min
  • Spinning Bacteria

    By spinning bacteria in circles, scientists figured out how phage viruses time their escape from an infected cell. By Kamal Nahas.

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    11 min
  • Spinning Bacteria

    By spinning bacteria in circles, scientists figured out how phage viruses time their escape from an infected cell. By Kamal Nahas.

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    11 min
  • Spinning Bacteria

    By spinning bacteria in circles, scientists figured out how phage viruses time their escape from an infected cell. By Kamal Nahas.

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    12 min
  • What Makes a Mature Science

    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.

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    41 min
  • The First Weight Loss Drugs

    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.

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    15 min
  • The Uncertain Origins of Aspirin

    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.

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    36 min
  • A Night of Food Futurism

    A science fiction story brought to life through a pro-GMO dinner. By Xander Balwit.

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    8 min
  • Life as Slime

    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.

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    29 min

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