Philip Ball – Page 3
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OpinionBehind the screens of AlphaFold
Predicting protein structure doesn’t necessarily say much about function
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OpinionPseudoscience moving into the mainstream
Pseudoscience now has more serious consequences than a few bent spoons
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OpinionThe ethical debate around Crispr
The gene editing technique deserves its Nobel Prize, but we should continue to interrogate how it is used
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OpinionThe true value of scientific holy grails
It comes from the journey, not the goal writes Philip Ball
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OpinionMaking light of bioluminescence
Glowing may be a side-effect of a very different original purpose
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OpinionViewing science as a meritocracy allows prejudice to persist
Tomáš Hudlický’s opinions are abhorrent but disturbingly familiar
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OpinionMolecular dynamics used to simulate 100 million atoms
At the point of simulating bulk matter
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OpinionArbitrary questions don’t count as education
Students should be encouraged to do more than regurgitate what they are told
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OpinionThe chemical absurdity of molecular recognition
Many biological models rely on an agency that molecules lack
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OpinionFrances Arnold’s retraction and the case for slow science
Frances Arnold’s masterful retraction highlights the problems with publication-driven science
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OpinionBreaking the carbon cycle
Focusing on new technologies to tackle climate change could allow policymakers to dodge their own responsibilities
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OpinionChemical computers question the logic of life
Circuits of chemicals could carry out calculations
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OpinionMachine-learning Mendeleevs have rediscovered the periodic table
Exposing new dimensions in the relationships between elements
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OpinionWhat happens when life has a limited vocabulary?
The longest synthetic genome shows us life is more complicated than just learning your AGCs
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OpinionStorytelling matters in science
Communicating ideas needs a narrative to get the point across
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OpinionHow old is the Turin Shroud?
New evidence has reopened the debate on radiocarbon dating of the relic