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Susan Valot narrates in-depth news episodes based on Quanta Magazine's articles about mathematics, physics, biology and computer science.

All Episodes about molecular biology

Sculpted, latticed structure of a grain of olive pollen.

How the ‘Diamond of the Plant World’ Helped Land Plants Evolve

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An artist’s 3D illustration of chromosomes splitting and fusing together.

Secrets of Early Animal Evolution Revealed by Chromosome ‘Tectonics’

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Electron microscopy of T4 bacteriophages.

DNA Has Four Bases. Some Viruses Swap in a Fifth.

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Video artwork showing yellow blobs move, merge, split, shrink and enlarge inside a clear cube.

A Newfound Source of Cellular Order in the Chemistry of Life

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Art for "Ancient DNA Yields Snapshots of Vanished Ecosystems"

Ancient DNA Yields Snapshots of Vanished Ecosystems

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Giant Genetic Map Shows Life’s Hidden Links

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A Secret Flexibility Found in Life’s Blueprints

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