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Life and Earth Sciences

DNA from Ancient Greek Soldiers: Index #70

ByadminOctober 11, 2022

The bookshelf behind my writing desk is overburdened with heavy tomes about classical Greece and Rome. It teeters with biographies of Caesar, Hannibal, Scipio Africanus, Cato, and Seneca. There are works by Pliny the Elder, Apuleius, Epicurus, and Gibbon. There are books

Life and Earth Sciences

Phage Therapy Saves Toddler’s Life: Index #69

ByadminOctober 3, 2022

This year marks the 100-year anniversary of phage therapies. How fitting, then, that a paper out this week tells the story of a toddler — a boy from Algeria — who suffered from a life-threatening, drug-resistant infection after receiving a liver transplant. In the days and

Life and Earth Sciences

Engineered AAVs Target Muscle: Index #68

ByadminSeptember 27, 2022

Biotechnology has an obsession with AAVs, or adeno-associated viruses. Nearly every gene therapy — whether it targets the eye or the brain — relies on AAVs. This industry-wide fixation is strange because these viral delivery capsids have many drawbacks, and our planet is

Philosophical studies

Life Hacks for Managing ADHD

ByadminSeptember 26, 2022

What is ADHD? Do you often face difficulty in concentrating on something, remembering information, following directions, organizing tasks, or finishing work on time? It’s normal to forget things from time to time or have trouble getting yourself organized. Most of us

Philosophical studies

Evening anxiety, when we wind down our anxiety ramps up

ByadminSeptember 22, 2022

Anxiety can happen at any time of day, but some of us notice that our anxiety often gets worse in the evening. We’ve finally reached the point in the day where we can sit on the sofa and try to wind down before bed… but our evening anxiety has other ideas. Some days, it can

Life and Earth Sciences

About That Nature Protocells Paper: Index #67

ByadminSeptember 19, 2022

I made two mistakes in one day last week, and I want to tell you about them. It was Wednesday. I woke up early so that I could eat breakfast, turn on my computer, and watch the White House’s Bioeconomy Summit at 9:00 AM. (If you’re confused because I said “woke up early” and

Life and Earth Sciences

$2 Billion to Build the Bioeconomy

ByadminSeptember 14, 2022

Go to a family reunion and tell your aunt that you work in biotechnology. If you’re anything like me, you’ll hear groans and a general appeal to the “dangers” of genetically-engineered foods. But the U.S. bioeconomy is about so much more than food. Biotechnology already

Life and Earth Sciences

Nine Epigenetic Editing Tools: Index #66

ByadminSeptember 13, 2022

Welcome to Codon. Each week, I highlight biotechnology advances. Sometimes I publish essays, too. Subscribe for free: President Biden signed an Executive Order yesterday, outlining plans for a U.S. Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative. No budget details just yet —

Life and Earth Sciences

Fancy French Cheese Made with Microbes

ByadminSeptember 12, 2022

Welcome to Codon. Each week, I highlight biotech startups and report on scientific advances. Sometimes I publish essays, too. Subscribe for free: Go online and order some mesophilic and thermophilic bacteria, lipase enzymes, and brine solution. Wait a few days for the

Philosophical studies

Negotiating Job Contracts: Effective Strategies to Improve Your Outcome

ByadminSeptember 9, 2022

How to be comfortable being uncomfortable while negotiating By Sarah Aghjayan Are you in a position to negotiate your salary but do not know where to start? If so, you are not alone. According to a recent survey by Glassdoor, more than half of American workers accepted their