A deep dive into the science and technology impacting our world, once a month.
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About the Author
Anirban Mahapatra
Anirban Mahapatra
Anirban, a microbiologist by training, is the author of COVID-19: Separating Fact From Fiction.
Featured Newsletter
The lithium conundrum
The world needs more lithium. Lithium mining could be the next oil boom. But its extraction will have a destructive toll on the environment and communities.
Recent Editions
Can humans photosynthesize?
Genetically modified green people with chlorophyll are being imagined as a way to get around the need for resources during extended spaceflight.
15 Mar 2022
We are losing the war against superbugs
Many infections with these superbug strains were very recently treatable with mainline antibiotics. They’re now becoming fatal as antibiotics fail one by one.
15 Feb 2022
Can we fight mosquitoes by releasing more of them?
By using multiple variations of genetic modification, scientists are developing mosquitoes that may lead to a reduction of their overall population.
18 Jan 2022
The woman who smelled Parkinson’s
How Joy Milne’s realization that her husband had started smelling funny changed the landscape of Parkinson’s research.
21 Dec 2021
Older Editions
How do you cultivate the right forms of life in your gut zoo?
Wouldn’t it be great if we could modify our microbiomes and tap into these genes to improve health?
16 Nov 2021
