John Timmer

If we ID the DNA for a great antibody, anyone can now make it.

An approach it calls “quantum echoes” takes 13,000 times longer on a supercomputer.

Three researchers share prize for structured polymers called metal-organic frameworks.

Yes, it’s another potential qubit. But it’s also some very cool physics.

Ordering DNA for AI-designed toxins doesn’t always raise red flags.

Who needs peer review? Plan offers easier grants to schools that agree to limits.

Drug patents frequently cite research that the NIH wouldn’t be able to fund.

Things have changed since 2009: We’re more certain about the problems.

Making digits seems to involve gene activity that was needed to make a cloaca.

Meanwhile, Congress is trying to keep serious scientists from weighing in.

Engineered pathway lets carbon be plugged directly into key metabolic pathways.