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A World in Which Papercuts Can Kill
The overuse of antibiotics has been debated in the biochemical and medical fields for decades, c...
Becoming a Cell Minimalist - Scientists Synthesize Bare Essential Bacterial Genome
In the Search for the Essentials of a Minimal Life-form - Learn about the obstacles Venter, Smith...
The Importance of Not Getting Scooped - You Only Think You Have Time
“David, you do realize that she is in Boston and it is 12 p.m. there, don’t you? She is trying to...
Your Mental Clock in HD – Circadian Rhythm Improved Color & Brightness
iven our technology, specifically our reliance on alarms and digital calendars to map out our daily...
The Errors of Irreproducibility
In recent months, there has been a growing, dark cloud of suspicion and mistrust in the biomedical...
Synthetic Biology Overview: Racing toward a New ‘New Age of Enlightenment’
For thousands of years, our species has invested its life in explaining observed phenomena, mainly...
Your Hypothesis May Soon be Elementary, Thanks to Watson
When I was a young research associate, having just recently started down a career of molecular biolo...
In Sickness and in Health: Our Symbiotic Marriage
Our modern day view of our bodies has changed quite drastically over the last century. With increas...
A New Frontier for DNA: The Molecule, Now Made Machine
Lifesaving, man-made “nano-bots,” something long imagined in fiction, are now being brought to lif...