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The Crispr Baby Scientist Is Back. Here’s What He’s Doing Next

Bioethics

The Crispr Baby Scientist Is Back. Here’s What He’s Doing Next

Emily Mullin

This Low-Cost Test for Hearing Loss Lives on a Smartphone

Hear Me Out

This Low-Cost Test for Hearing Loss Lives on a Smartphone

Maggie Chen

The Era of One-Shot, Multimillion-Dollar Genetic Cures Is Here

Biotech

The Era of One-Shot, Multimillion-Dollar Genetic Cures Is Here

Emily Mullin

All the Actually Important Stuff Neuralink Just Announced

Biotech

All the Actually Important Stuff Neuralink Just Announced

Emily Mullin

Turns Out Fighting Mosquitoes With Mosquitoes Actually Works

Buzz Kill

Turns Out Fighting Mosquitoes With Mosquitoes Actually Works

Emily Mullin

This Personalized Crispr Therapy Is Designed to Attack Tumors

Biotech

This Personalized Crispr Therapy Is Designed to Attack Tumors

Emily Mullin

This Gulp of Engineered Bacteria Is Meant to Treat Disease

Gut Check

This Gulp of Engineered Bacteria Is Meant to Treat Disease

Emily Mullin

The Sci-Fi Dream of a ‘Molecular Computer’ Is Getting More Real

Mini Machines

The Sci-Fi Dream of a ‘Molecular Computer’ Is Getting More Real

Max G. Levy

How to Detect a Man-Made Biothreat

Biosecurity

How to Detect a Man-Made Biothreat

Emily Mullin

The Spooky Science of How Undead Spores Reanimate

They’re Baaaaack

The Spooky Science of How Undead Spores Reanimate

Maggie Chen

The Quest to Treat Binge-Eating and Addiction—With Brain Zaps

Biotechnology

The Quest to Treat Binge-Eating and Addiction—With Brain Zaps

Emily Mullin

Lab-Grown Human Brain Tissue Works in Rats

Biotechnology

Lab-Grown Human Brain Tissue Works in Rats

Emily Mullin

A Bold Effort to Cure HIV—Using Crispr

Biotech

A Bold Effort to Cure HIV—Using Crispr

Emily Mullin

The Era of Fast, Cheap Genome Sequencing Is Here

Speed Read

The Era of Fast, Cheap Genome Sequencing Is Here

Emily Mullin

There’s New Proof Crispr Can Edit Genes Inside Human Bodies

Biotech

There’s New Proof Crispr Can Edit Genes Inside Human Bodies

Emily Mullin

How a ‘Living Drug’ Could Treat Autoimmune Disease

Super Cells

How a ‘Living Drug’ Could Treat Autoimmune Disease

Emily Mullin

A GMO Purple Tomato Is Coming to Stores. Will the US Bite?

The Ripe Stuff

A GMO Purple Tomato Is Coming to Stores. Will the US Bite?

Emily Mullin

How Does a Variant-Specific Covid Booster Work?

Shot in the Arm

How Does a Variant-Specific Covid Booster Work?

Emily Mullin

An Effort to ID Tulsa Race Massacre Victims Raises Privacy Issues

Forensic Genealogy

An Effort to ID Tulsa Race Massacre Victims Raises Privacy Issues

Emily Mullin

The Long, Leguminous Quest to Give Crops Nitrogen Superpowers

Bean Counters

The Long, Leguminous Quest to Give Crops Nitrogen Superpowers

Matt Simon