Biotech
Stem Cell Therapy for Heart Failure Gets a Gold-Standard Trial
A treatment aims to reverse long-term scar-tissue damage
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Biotech
Gene Therapy Is Now Available, but Who Will Pay for It?
European regulators have approved two such treatments
Biotech
First Genetically Engineered Salmon Sold in Canada
US firm AquaBounty Technologies says that its transgenic fish has hit the market after a 25-year wait
Neuroscience
Drug-Carrying “Nanoswimmers” Could Slither Past the Brain’s Cellular Defenses
A transport vehicle the size of a virus may ferry chemotherapies and other molecular cargo through the imposing blood–brain barrier
Biotech
Scientists Use Light to Turn Off Autism Symptoms in Mice
The findings hint at treatments that could restore the balance of brain activity
Biotech
Brave New World? Not Even Close
Scientists have edited a human embryo, but we’re not in scary scifi territory by a long shot
Biotech
Embryo Gene-Editing Experiment Reignites Ethical Debate
American researchers publish highly anticipated study using CRISPR in developing humans
Biotech
Disease Hunters Enlarge the Enemy to Get a Better Look
New “expansion pathology” technique lets optical microscopes go where only electrons could go before
Biotech
First Human Embryos Edited in the U.S., Scientists Say
Reports suggest researchers have altered DNA and made few errors
Biology
Brain’s Stem Cells Slow Aging in Mice
Transplanted cells offer middle-aged rodents an increased life span
Medicine
Biologics: The Pricey Drugs Transforming Medicine
Rather than being designed by chemists, this class of pharmaceuticals is produced by living cells. Here's where they come from and how they work
Health
What Do We Know about the Brain Cancer Plaguing Sen. John McCain?
An oncology expert discusses treatment options for aggressive glioblastoma
Biotech
5 Things to Know about the Experimental Therapy for Charlie Gard
The British baby has a rare, lethal disease
Biotech
Novel Gene Therapy for Leukemia Clears FDA Panel
The experimental treatment will now face review by the agency
Biotech
Lights, Cameras, CRISPR: Biologists Use Gene Editing to Store Movies in DNA
Technique demonstrated in E. coli suggests way to record events
Biotech
Robotic Knee Surgery Competition Heats Up
Proponents say the systems’ precise techniques may help speed patient recovery
Biotech
Genomic Vaccines Fight Disease in Ways Not Possible Before
Vaccines composed of DNA or RNA, instead of protein, could enable rapid development of preventives for infectious diseases
Biotech
Human Cell Atlas Opens a New Window to Health and Disease
An international project is set to detail how every cell type in the body functions
Biotech
Blood Tests Allow for Scalpel-Free Biopsies
Ultrasensitive blood tests known as liquid biopsies promise to improve cancer diagnosis and care
Engineering
Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2017
Which 10 disruptive solutions are now poised to change the world?
