A Revolution in Biology – Kasra (2024) substack (but freely accesibly

how developmental biology might contain the secrets to life, intelligence, and immortality

KASRA

JUN 08, 2024

Prelude: Michael Levin is a scientist at Tufts University who many have described as one of the most revolutionary biologists of our age. His work has been featured everywhere from Scientific American to the Lex Fridman podcast and The New Yorker. I spent the past month reading a bunch of his papers and interviews in an attempt to answer the question: what is Michael Levin on about and why does it matter? The essay below is the result of that investigation.

A Revolution in Biology – by Kasra – Bits of Wonder

https://www.bitsofwonder.co/p/a-revolution-in-biology