Artificial Cells, Gene Therapy, and Ancient Roman Humor: Lux Recommends #294
Welcome to Lux Recommends #294, this week’s edition of what we at Lux are reading and thinking about (want to receive this by email? Sign up here).
Articles
Introduction to AAV as a Gene Therapy Vector, Part 1: “What are AAVs? and what makes them good candidates for gene therapy?” — Adam G
Scientists Create Artificial Cells That Mimic Living Cells’ Ability to Capture, Process, and Expel Material: “Synthetic Microscopic Structures Imitate Vital Function of Biological Cells” — Sam
Turn and Face the Strange: “Overcoming Barriers to Change in Sports and Investing” (pdf)— Peter
Steven Pinker Thinks Your Sense of Imminent Doom Is Wrong — Sam
Photographer Captures Spectacular Shot of a Shooting Star Falling Into the Mouth of a Volcano — Adam K
No Laughing Matter? What the Romans Found Funny — Sam
The Theft That Made The ‘Mona Lisa’ A Masterpiece — Adam K
Books
Atlas of Forecasts: Modeling and Mapping Desirable Futures by Katy Börner: “Forecasting the future with advanced data models and visualizations.” — Sam
Videos
Former NASA Engineer Erupts The World’s Tallest Slime Volcano — Adam K
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