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Engineered ants are helping to reveal the neuroscience of pheromone signaling. Written by Taylor Hart.Read every article, for free, by visiting press.asimov.com.

Prions are extremely resilient, infectious proteins. Studying their shape-shifting abilities could reveal lessons for how proteins fold at a molecular level, helping scientists design better ones.

Prions are extremely resilient, infectious proteins. Studying their shape-shifting abilities could reveal lessons for how proteins fold at a molecular level, helping scientists design better ones. Written by Eryney Marrogi and Theodore Sternlieb.Read every article from Asimov Press, for free, at press.asimov.com.

Cultivarium, a small nonprofit, is building tools to grow and engineer peculiar organisms—and then giving their discoveries away for free.

Explore the audacious dream of terraforming Mars and the daunting environmental hurdles ahead. Discover how life thrives in Earth's fiercest conditions, yet faces dire challenges due to the lack of water on the Red Planet. Listen as scientists discuss the engineering of resilient microbes that could survive Martian extremes, while also wrestling with the ethical dilemmas of introducing modified life forms to another planet. It's a fascinating dive into the potential and challenges of establishing life beyond Earth.

Explore the astonishing fact that a tiny fern harbors a genome 50 times the size of a human’s. Discover the biological mechanisms behind DNA packing and learn why energy and diffusion, rather than nucleus volume, limit genome size. Delve into the environmental factors that support such expansive genomic growth, and consider the challenges researchers face when measuring these colossal genomes.

More than a century after the invention of vaccines, a veterinarian stumbled across a technique to boost their efficacy in an unlikely way — by observing wounded horses. By Kamal Nahas.Read every article from Asimov Press by visiting press.asimov.com.

A cautionary tale about the competitive pressures of scientific research, and how they alter the course of history. Written by Metacelsus and recorded by Xander Balwit.Read every article from Asimov Press by visiting www.asimov.press.

A behind-the-scenes discussion with Metacelsus, author of "The Nobel Duel," a cautionary tale about the competitive pressures of scientific research and how they alter the course of history.Read every article from Asimov Press by visiting www.asimov.press.

Explore the fascinating reasons behind why cells are so small, focusing on the crucial role of surface area-to-volume ratios and diffusion. Discover how cell size and shape have evolved for optimal performance, with intriguing examples like donut-shaped red blood cells that boost oxygen exchange. Delve into the world of cell compartmentalization and meet a giant bacterium that defies traditional expectations of cell size, showcasing nature's innovative adaptations.