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Synthetic Cell Eats, Grows, Divides
SpudCell could become the hydrogen atom for synthetic biology.
Jul 1
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Niko McCarty
June 2026
Hyperspectral Biology Fund
$75,000 in microgrants to grow a new field.
Jun 16
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Niko McCarty
The Bitter Lesson for Biology — Adam Green on Virtual Cells and Scaling Laws
Markov Biosciences, a startup in San Francisco, is betting that virtual cells will soon have their GPT moment.
Jun 12
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Niko McCarty
1:29:33
Why Are Cells Small?
Two physical constraints — surface area and diffusion — explain why cells are (mostly) tiny.
Jun 8
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Niko McCarty
May 2026
Magnet-Controlled Medicines — Andrew York & Maria Ingaramo
Watch now | Behind the company trying to control proteins inside the body using small magnets.
May 29
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Niko McCarty
2:07:35
How to Weigh a Cell
A single yeast cell weighs about one million times less than a grain of sand. How do we know this?
May 27
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Niko McCarty
What’s the Point of Theory in Biology?
The letters below were written by Noah Olsman, a scientist in the Paulsson laboratory at Harvard.
May 26
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Niko McCarty
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Even “Boring” Ideas are Surprisingly Deep
It’s easy, in biology, to become enamored by the frontier. But the old, boring stuff often hides many layers of complexity.
May 20
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Niko McCarty
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