In this paper, engineering proteins to respond to light results in a tool we can use to analyze biochemical activity of proteins that play a role in various human diseases. Continue reading How Can We Control Proteins with Light?
Synthetic biology can enable us to sustainably produce everday products. Here’s a discussion on a paper that shows us how to do just that. Continue reading How to Build an Industry with Biology, Part 2
A smattering of science-themed poems because why not? Continue reading Attempts at Science Poems
Isoprenoids include nutrients, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and more. Can we build them with biology? Continue reading How to Build an Industry with Biology
An in-depth look at how yeast cells organize their intracellular signaling cascades. Continue reading Sleuthing Intracellular Communications, Part 2
Here are some of my favorite art-science STEAM combos. Continue reading 6 Amazing Science/Art Combinations
Yeast use the same components for different processes. How do they keep from mixing signals? Continue reading Sleuthing Intracellular Communications: How to Track a Signaling Cascade
Yeah so this is basically a hodgepodge of my notes from that zoology course I took back in undergrad. Continue reading 5 Phyla to Identify in a Tide Pool
How googling “tap dance” led to learning about water droplet behavior in electric fields. Continue reading Dancing Water Droplets and Electro-Elasto-Capillarity
This review can teach us the basics of synthetic biology, seen through the lens of emerging photosynthetic chassis strains. Continue reading Engineering with Light and Air: A Review (2)
Because you are obviously looking for an excuse to go outside. Continue reading 3 Random Scientifically-Backed Reasons to Get Outside Every Day
We already engineer microbes to make natural products. What if we did the same with photosynthetic ones? Continue reading Engineering with Light and Air: A Review
Three coronavirus papers, one blog post. Come for a quick digest of recent research. Continue reading Covid-19: Collected Papers
A vitamin C review puts the human immune response in the spotlight. Continue reading Always Take your Vitamins: A Review
A recent paper shows the impact of undocumented cases on the spread of covid-19. Continue reading Covid-19: How Modeling Infection Rates Highlights the Need for Social Distancing
