An atlas of mushrooms based around their colour.

I don't know that I'll ever have a use for this, but the fact that it exists makes me happy.

The widely popular saying, “music is a universal language,” implies that music can be understood and appreciated by people all around the world. But what if we told you that this saying also applies to fungi? Yes, you read that correctly — fungi can also produce music, but they require a little bit of help to be audible to human ears.

Mushroom music is taking the internet by storm as several artists have been producing tunes through the bioelectric energy of fungi. The mesmerizing beats are definitely something that you’ve got to hear to believe!

Synthetic biology is among the most hyped research topics this century, and in 2010 it entered its teenage years. But rather than these being a problematic time, we’ve seen synthetic biology blossom and deliver many new technologies and landmark achievements.

In 2020 synthetic biology turned 20 years old. It’s first decade saw some impressive research papers, lots of visionary thinking and unprecedented excitement, but its second decade—from 2010 to 2020—was when the hype really needed to be replaced by some real achievements. So how has it done?

"Or, what I learned while studying apoptosis"

Amusing paper talking about how biologists approach problems, or something.