<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: mailyk</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=mailyk</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:26:01 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=mailyk" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[PCR is a surprisingly near-optimal technology]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://nikomc.com/2026/04/22/pcr/">https://nikomc.com/2026/04/22/pcr/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47866215">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47866215</a></p>
<p>Points: 71</p>
<p># Comments: 11</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:57:35 +0000</pubDate><link>https://nikomc.com/2026/04/22/pcr/</link><dc:creator>mailyk</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47866215</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47866215</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[History of Lab Notebooks]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.asimov.press/p/lab-notebooks">https://www.asimov.press/p/lab-notebooks</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47680352">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47680352</a></p>
<p>Points: 3</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:40:12 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.asimov.press/p/lab-notebooks</link><dc:creator>mailyk</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47680352</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47680352</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Designing AI for Disruptive Science]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.asimov.press/p/ai-science">https://www.asimov.press/p/ai-science</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47493194">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47493194</a></p>
<p>Points: 77</p>
<p># Comments: 45</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:19:05 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.asimov.press/p/ai-science</link><dc:creator>mailyk</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47493194</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47493194</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fermented foods shaped human biology]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://press.asimov.com/articles/culture-shift">https://press.asimov.com/articles/culture-shift</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47457407">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47457407</a></p>
<p>Points: 115</p>
<p># Comments: 62</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:00:45 +0000</pubDate><link>https://press.asimov.com/articles/culture-shift</link><dc:creator>mailyk</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47457407</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47457407</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Lab Coats Turned White]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.asimov.press/p/lab-coat">https://www.asimov.press/p/lab-coat</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47429285">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47429285</a></p>
<p>Points: 82</p>
<p># Comments: 35</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:16:04 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.asimov.press/p/lab-coat</link><dc:creator>mailyk</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47429285</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47429285</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Quest for Oral GLP-1s]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.asimov.press/p/oral-glp1s">https://www.asimov.press/p/oral-glp1s</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47401122">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47401122</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:27:17 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.asimov.press/p/oral-glp1s</link><dc:creator>mailyk</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47401122</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47401122</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Cells Don't Grow Faster]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://nikomc.com/2026/03/15/growth-rate/">https://nikomc.com/2026/03/15/growth-rate/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47389220">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47389220</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:54:16 +0000</pubDate><link>https://nikomc.com/2026/03/15/growth-rate/</link><dc:creator>mailyk</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47389220</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47389220</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Φ80 Infiltrates Research Labs]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.asimov.press/p/phi80">https://www.asimov.press/p/phi80</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47366017">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47366017</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:45:57 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.asimov.press/p/phi80</link><dc:creator>mailyk</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47366017</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47366017</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Design Antibodies]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://press.asimov.com/articles/antibody-design">https://press.asimov.com/articles/antibody-design</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47338309">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47338309</a></p>
<p>Points: 7</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:12:04 +0000</pubDate><link>https://press.asimov.com/articles/antibody-design</link><dc:creator>mailyk</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47338309</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47338309</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Are Viral Capsids Icosahedral?]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://press.asimov.com/articles/viral-capsids">https://press.asimov.com/articles/viral-capsids</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47310748">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47310748</a></p>
<p>Points: 3</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:57:07 +0000</pubDate><link>https://press.asimov.com/articles/viral-capsids</link><dc:creator>mailyk</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47310748</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47310748</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dead Reckoning]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://press.asimov.com/articles/dead-reckoning">https://press.asimov.com/articles/dead-reckoning</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47288868">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47288868</a></p>
<p>Points: 3</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 16:10:17 +0000</pubDate><link>https://press.asimov.com/articles/dead-reckoning</link><dc:creator>mailyk</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47288868</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47288868</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ELife Fallout]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://nikomc.com/2026/03/05/elife-fallout/">https://nikomc.com/2026/03/05/elife-fallout/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47265978">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47265978</a></p>
<p>Points: 3</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:17:47 +0000</pubDate><link>https://nikomc.com/2026/03/05/elife-fallout/</link><dc:creator>mailyk</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47265978</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47265978</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[History of Scientific Glass]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.asimov.press/p/glass">https://www.asimov.press/p/glass</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47251298">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47251298</a></p>
<p>Points: 1</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:59:56 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.asimov.press/p/glass</link><dc:creator>mailyk</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47251298</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47251298</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fast Biology Bounties]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://nikomc.com/2026/03/02/bounties/">https://nikomc.com/2026/03/02/bounties/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47225625">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47225625</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 23:14:02 +0000</pubDate><link>https://nikomc.com/2026/03/02/bounties/</link><dc:creator>mailyk</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47225625</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47225625</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Legibility Problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.asimov.press/p/legibility-problem">https://www.asimov.press/p/legibility-problem</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47219797">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47219797</a></p>
<p>Points: 3</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:07:15 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.asimov.press/p/legibility-problem</link><dc:creator>mailyk</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47219797</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47219797</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI Won't Automatically Accelerate Clinical Trials]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.asimov.press/p/ai-clinical-trials">https://www.asimov.press/p/ai-clinical-trials</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47184372">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47184372</a></p>
<p>Points: 1</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:16:01 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.asimov.press/p/ai-clinical-trials</link><dc:creator>mailyk</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47184372</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47184372</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Visual Guide to DNA Sequencing]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.asimov.press/p/dna-sequencing">https://www.asimov.press/p/dna-sequencing</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47170026">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47170026</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 18:29:43 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.asimov.press/p/dna-sequencing</link><dc:creator>mailyk</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47170026</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47170026</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Origins of Agar]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.asimov.press/p/agar">https://www.asimov.press/p/agar</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47113760">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47113760</a></p>
<p>Points: 1</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:16:51 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.asimov.press/p/agar</link><dc:creator>mailyk</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47113760</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47113760</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baseline Drift]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://press.asimov.com/articles/baseline-drift">https://press.asimov.com/articles/baseline-drift</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47075187">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47075187</a></p>
<p>Points: 1</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:00:03 +0000</pubDate><link>https://press.asimov.com/articles/baseline-drift</link><dc:creator>mailyk</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47075187</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47075187</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scent, in Silico]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.asimov.press/p/scent">https://www.asimov.press/p/scent</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47036096">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47036096</a></p>
<p>Points: 1</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:17:53 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.asimov.press/p/scent</link><dc:creator>mailyk</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47036096</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47036096</guid></item></channel></rss>