Biotech

The new method may be faster and easier than other genetic storage attempts

Coronavirus research requires high-containment labs. Journalist Elisabeth Eaves talks with Scientific American contributing editor W. Wayt Gibbs about her article “The Risks of Building Too Many Bio Labs,” a joint project of the New Yorker and the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.  

A scaly sea creature called a chiton sparks an idea for new protective gear

Dressing material uses carbon nanofibers to aid healing

In mice, these white blood cells tamp down inflammation in the lungs

Testing kits delivered by courier and digital tools combine to battle the COVID-19 outbreak

The experiment tests a gene-editing therapy for a hereditary blindness disorder

Making changes to the molecular messengers that create proteins might offer flexible therapies for cancer, pain or high cholesterol, in addition to genetic disorders

Successfully applying AI to biomedicine requires innovators trained in contrasting cultures

Deep-learning algorithms are peering into MRIs and x-rays with unmatched vision, but who is to blame when they make a mistake?

By channeling a flood of biomedical data, machine learning could transform basic research and clinical practice

Digitization of patient charts was supposed to revolutionize medical practice. Artificial intelligence could help unlock its potential