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How to Make Bionic Limbs (Literally) Very Cool

Super Chill

How to Make Bionic Limbs (Literally) Very Cool

Celia Ford

A New Blood Test May Predict Your Alzheimer’s Risk. Should You Take It?

Biotech

A New Blood Test May Predict Your Alzheimer’s Risk. Should You Take It?

Emily Mullin

This Prosthetic Limb Actually Attaches to the Wearer’s Nerves

Fine Tuned

This Prosthetic Limb Actually Attaches to the Wearer’s Nerves

Maggie Chen

A Patient May Be Free of HIV, Thanks to This Drug

Public Health

A Patient May Be Free of HIV, Thanks to This Drug

Emily Mullin

The Viruses That Could Cure Cancer (or Wipe Out Humanity)

WIRED Podcasts

The Viruses That Could Cure Cancer (or Wipe Out Humanity)

Gideon Lichfield and Lauren Goode

‘Embryo Models’ Challenge the Legal, Ethical, and Biological Concepts of an ‘Embryo’

Bioethics

‘Embryo Models’ Challenge the Legal, Ethical, and Biological Concepts of an ‘Embryo’

Philip Ball

The US Finally Approved an Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill. Here’s What to Know

Public Health

The US Finally Approved an Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill. Here’s What to Know

Emily Mullin

An Ancient Battle Is Playing Out in the DNA of Every Embryo

Grudge Match

An Ancient Battle Is Playing Out in the DNA of Every Embryo

Celia Ford

A Hair Loss Study Raises New Questions About Aging Cells

Root Awakening

A Hair Loss Study Raises New Questions About Aging Cells

Max G. Levy

A One-Time Shot for Type 2 Diabetes? A Biotech Company Is On It

Biotech

A One-Time Shot for Type 2 Diabetes? A Biotech Company Is On It

Emily Mullin

Managing Type 1 Diabetes Is Tricky. Can AI Help?

Biotech

Managing Type 1 Diabetes Is Tricky. Can AI Help?

Celia Ford

One Shot of a Kidney Protein Gave Monkeys a Brain Boost

Biotech

One Shot of a Kidney Protein Gave Monkeys a Brain Boost

Celia Ford and Emily Mullin

Scientists Are Gene-Editing Flies to Fight Crop Damage

Pest Control

Scientists Are Gene-Editing Flies to Fight Crop Damage

Emily Mullin

The One-Shot Drug That Keeps on Dosing

Special Delivery

The One-Shot Drug That Keeps on Dosing

Max G. Levy

People Let a Startup Put a Brain Implant in Their Skull—for 15 Minutes

Biotech

People Let a Startup Put a Brain Implant in Their Skull—for 15 Minutes

Emily Mullin

A Pill Version of Ozempic Is Coming

Public Health

A Pill Version of Ozempic Is Coming

Emily Mullin

Gene Therapy in the Womb Is Inching Closer to Reality

Early Intervention

Gene Therapy in the Womb Is Inching Closer to Reality

Max G. Levy

Primitive Asgard Cells Show Life on the Brink of Complexity

Hard to Get

Primitive Asgard Cells Show Life on the Brink of Complexity

Joshua Sokol

The First Crispr-Edited Salad Is Here

WIRED30

The First Crispr-Edited Salad Is Here

Emily Mullin

A New Study Reveals the Traits That Speed Up Evolution

Generation Gap

A New Study Reveals the Traits That Speed Up Evolution

Yasemin Saplakoglu