# A Recipe for Cells

An episode of [Asimov Press](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1772484351), 19 Oct 2026, 19 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/fbe02dc8/podcast/play/127697562/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-9-19%2F49f7e381-7a59-41a3-a059-bbfe185cedf9.mp3

By breaking cells apart, all the way down to molecules, researchers hope to recreate the recipe from which they are built. But their efforts may prove futile. The latest essay from our ongoing book, "Biology is a Burrito," by Niko McCarty. Read all our work, entirely for free, at press.asimov.com.

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