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EXCERPT
A New Kind of Natural
An artist imagines life forms that will arise from the convergence of technology and biology.
By
Becky Lyon
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REVIEW
6 Books, Movies, and Shows to Bend Your Neocortex This Winter
Nanobots that find you a soul mate, a Frankenstein remix, and other stories that turn the neobiological revolution inside out.
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Devon Maloney
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FICTION
Vanilla Memories
Gene editing scrambles a family’s connections in this original sci-fi story for proto.life.
By
Hannu Rajaniemi
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Let’s Not Overstretch Neuroplasticity
Sure, your brain is more dynamic than once thought. But harnessing those powers is tricky.
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Maia Szalavitz
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PROFILE
This Artist Shows Why Science is Too Important to Be Left to Scientists
Lucy McRae provokes us to vividly imagine alternate futures.
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Gemma Milne
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Young Biodesigners Unveil Clever Ideas for a Cleaner World
Student competitors turn jellyfish, microorganisms, and even hair cells into useful things.
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Amanda Schaffer
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Evolution’s Secret Ingredient
“The Rise of Yeast” explains how one fungus altered history.
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Ron Shigeta
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Keep Running, Never Get Over the Hill
Elite athletes are now maintaining their level of performance in their 40s and beyond. What can they teach the rest of us?
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Jessica Carew Kraft
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BOOK REVIEW
DNA Is Overrated
Genes play a refreshingly limited role in Carl Zimmer’s new book about heredity.
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Lee Cooper
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EXCERPT
Shake Up the Snow Globe in Your Mind
Michael Pollan explores the neuroscience of psychedelics in this excerpt from his new book.
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Michael Pollan
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