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A New Implant Aims to Rewire the Brain to Help Stroke Patients

BCI

A New Implant Aims to Rewire the Brain to Help Stroke Patients

Epia Neuro’s brain-computer interface will include a motorized glove to help stroke patients recover movement in their hand.

Emily Mullin

Meet the Man Making Music With His Brain Implant

Mind Music

Meet the Man Making Music With His Brain Implant

Emily Mullin

A Billionaire-Backed Startup Wants to Grow 'Organ Sacks' to Replace Animal Testing

Body Doubles

A Billionaire-Backed Startup Wants to Grow 'Organ Sacks' to Replace Animal Testing

Emily Mullin

China Approves the First Brain Chips for Sale—and Has a Plan to Dominate the Industry

BCI

China Approves the First Brain Chips for Sale—and Has a Plan to Dominate the Industry

Jorge Garay

Japan Approves the World’s First Treatment Made With Reprogrammed Human Cells

Breakthroughs

Japan Approves the World’s First Treatment Made With Reprogrammed Human Cells

Ritsuko Kawai

What It’s Like to Have a Brain Implant for 5 Years

BCI

What It’s Like to Have a Brain Implant for 5 Years

Emily Mullin

This Chinese Startup Wants to Build a New Brain-Computer Interface—No Implant Required

Brain Reading

This Chinese Startup Wants to Build a New Brain-Computer Interface—No Implant Required

Emily Mullin

He Went to Prison for Gene-Editing Babies. Now He’s Planning to Do It Again

Baby Maker

He Went to Prison for Gene-Editing Babies. Now He’s Planning to Do It Again

Emily Mullin

OpenAI Invests in Sam Altman’s New Brain-Tech Startup Merge Labs

Brain Race

OpenAI Invests in Sam Altman’s New Brain-Tech Startup Merge Labs

Emily Mullin

Crispr Pioneer Launches Startup to Make Tailored Gene-Editing Treatments

Targeted Approach

Crispr Pioneer Launches Startup to Make Tailored Gene-Editing Treatments

Emily Mullin

Traces of Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA May Have Been Discovered on a Red Chalk Drawing Called Holy Child

Art History

Traces of Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA May Have Been Discovered on a Red Chalk Drawing Called Holy Child

Marta Musso

‘Wolf DNA’ Lurks in Many Modern Dog Breeds

Big Bad Woof

‘Wolf DNA’ Lurks in Many Modern Dog Breeds

Ritsuko Kawai

AlphaFold Changed Science. After 5 Years, It’s Still Evolving

Protein Power

AlphaFold Changed Science. After 5 Years, It’s Still Evolving

Sandro Iannaccone

Brain Gear Is the Hot New Wearable

EXPIRED/TIRED/WIRED

Brain Gear Is the Hot New Wearable

Emily Mullin

Sam Altman’s New Brain Venture, Merge Labs, Will Spin Out of a Nonprofit

Brain Waves

Sam Altman’s New Brain Venture, Merge Labs, Will Spin Out of a Nonprofit

Emily Mullin

Former Neuralink Exec Launches Organ Preservation Effort

Life Support

Former Neuralink Exec Launches Organ Preservation Effort

Emily Mullin

Paradromics Gets FDA Approval to Trial Its Brain Implant in People

Brain Race

Paradromics Gets FDA Approval to Trial Its Brain Implant in People

Emily Mullin

A Gene-Editing Therapy Cut Cholesterol Levels by Half

Crispr For All

A Gene-Editing Therapy Cut Cholesterol Levels by Half

Emily Mullin

A New Light-Based Cancer Treatment Kills Tumor Cells and Spares Healthy Ones

Chemo-Free

A New Light-Based Cancer Treatment Kills Tumor Cells and Spares Healthy Ones

Javier Carbajal

A New Startup Wants to Edit Human Embryos

Designer babies

A New Startup Wants to Edit Human Embryos

Emily Mullin

This Startup Wants to Put Its Brain-Computer Interface in the Apple Vision Pro

No Brainer

This Startup Wants to Put Its Brain-Computer Interface in the Apple Vision Pro

Emily Mullin

A Startup Used AI to Make a Psychedelic Without the Trip

Good Trip

A Startup Used AI to Make a Psychedelic Without the Trip

Emily Mullin

Crispr Offers New Hope for Treating Diabetes

Regenerative Medicine

Crispr Offers New Hope for Treating Diabetes

Javier Carbajal