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This OpenAI Wet-Lab Blog is Actually Pretty Good
Some commentary on GPT-5 in the laboratory.
Dec 18, 2025
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Niko McCarty
August 2025
Weekly Links #9
Automating gene-editing experiments. Computational design of protein nanomaterials. The end of scientific empires.
Aug 1, 2025
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Niko McCarty
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July 2025
Weekly Links #8
Cloned polo horses. A cell-free platform to screen protein binders. In ovo sexed eggs.
Jul 19, 2025
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Niko McCarty
Weekly Links #7
Slime mold memories. A lost Belize king. A competition to design PETases.
Jul 12, 2025
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Niko McCarty
Weekly Links #6
DNA to track supply chains. Subnanometer structure of the bacterial flagellar motor. First full genome from an ancient Egyptian.
Jul 5, 2025
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Niko McCarty
June 2025
Weekly Links #5
Arc's Virtual Cell. Reward functions for AI chemistry models. French woman with new blood type.
Jun 27, 2025
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Niko McCarty
Weekly Links #4
A synthetic cell phage cycle. Migrating moths use stars for guidance. Proteins from an ancient hominid.
Jun 20, 2025
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Niko McCarty
Weekly Links #3
Axolotls with brain implants. In utero gene editing for cystic fibrosis. LLMs for modeling pandemics.
Jun 14, 2025
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Niko McCarty
The Limits of Animal Photosynthesis
Some back-of-the-envelope estimates on chloroplasts and mammalian energy.
Jun 11, 2025
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Sam Clamons
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Weekly Links #2
Chinese talent. Boycott journals. A medieval murder map.
Jun 10, 2025
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Niko McCarty
Moats Against AI
Good writers should not fear AI models. They should adapt instead.
Jun 3, 2025
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Niko McCarty
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Weekly Links #1
Ribosomes make cyclic polymers, NIAID scraps HIV vaccine research, and more.
Jun 1, 2025
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Niko McCarty
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