Microbiology
A New Way to Make Cells from Scratch
How scientists are engineering synthetic cells to be more life-like.
Can We Stop Time in the Body?
Inside the “out there” quest for a drug that would help doctors save lives before it’s too late.
Pick Up Your Dog’s Poop or Else!
Science is coming after people who don’t give a @#$% about sidewalks.
Underground Cells Make “Dark Oxygen” Without Light
In some deep aquifers, cells have a chemical trick that could sustain whole underground ecosystems.
The Biologist Blowing Our Minds
Michael Levin is uncovering the incredible, latent abilities of living things.
Through the Microscope, Bacterial Colonies Look Like Bustling Cities
They come and go from diverse neighborhoods, build towers, and cooperate.
The World Is Full of Sleeping Beauties
Success in nature and culture depends just as much on timing as it does on brilliance.
The Secret Life of the North Pole
A universe of microbes is melting with Arctic ice—with consequences for us all.
Will CRISPR Cure Cancer?
One question for Brad Ringeisen, a chemist and executive director of the Innovative Genomics Institute.
