Biotech
Cryptographers and Geneticists Unite to Analyze Genomes They Can’t See
Computer-security methods could help scientists identify disease-causing genes—while preserving patient privacy
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Biotech
Growing Virtual Plants Could Help Farmers Boost Their Crops
Researchers are using 3-D modeling to identify the future’s heartiest pickings
We've Already Got Socialized Medicine
Unfortunately, the biggest recipients of government help are the pharmaceutical companies, not patients
Biology
White Nationalists Are Flocking to Genetic Ancestry Tests--with Surprising Results
Sometimes they find they are not as “white” as they’d hoped
Biotech
Sophisticated Digital Aids Could Help Determine What Ails You
Sophisticated software could help doctors make better diagnoses
Biotech
Can a Crowdsourced AI Medical Diagnosis App Outperform Your Doctor?
The Human Dx platform aims to improve the accuracy of individual physicians
Biotech
Gene-Editing Success Brings Pig-to-Human Transplants Closer to Reality
CRISPR has enabled researchers to inactivate viruses in donor animals that may sicken humans
Biotech
AI Hunts for New ALS Treatments
Artificially intelligent machines could analyze huge databases to find potential targets for the devastating disease
Biotech
Stem Cell Therapy for Heart Failure Gets a Gold-Standard Trial
A treatment aims to reverse long-term scar-tissue damage
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
