Biotech
5 Things to Know about the Experimental Therapy for Charlie Gard
The British baby has a rare, lethal disease
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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?
Public Health
Is the Senate Health Care Plan “Mean”?
Short answer: it depends
Health
The Human Genome Was Never Completely Sequenced
The effort completed in 2003 used the best technology available but now scientists could do more
Biotech
How Close Are We to a Real Star Trek–Style Medical Tricorder?
Vital signs information and images aren’t enough for a fully automated device that can tell you what’s actually wrong with a patient
Biotech
Detecting Radiation Exposure with a Blood Test
An RNA-based assay recently shown to work in monkeys could help triage victims of nuclear disasters
Biotech
Designing Antiviral Proteins Via Computer Could Help Halt the Next Pandemic
If we want to be prepared for the worst, Bill Gates says, we have to build an arsenal of vaccines, drugs and diagnostics. Some scientists are now using computers to do just that
Biotech
Wanted: More Data, the Dirtier the Better
The computational immunologist Purvesh Khatri embraces messy data as a way to capture the messiness of disease. As a result, he’s making elusive genomic discoveries
Biotech
The Beauty of “Mini Brains”
Lab-grown bundles of brain cells may be the future of drug testing
Public Health
Bacterially Boosted Mosquitoes Could Vex Viruses
Mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia bacteria are unable to transmit viruses to humans—and could curb the spread of viral disease. Karen Hopkin reports.
Medicine
New Approach to Amputation Could Reduce Phantom Pain
The technique, tested in rodents, could yield better sensation and control of prosthetic limbs
Policy
The Gestation Equation: Testing Babies' Genes
Journalist Bonnie Rochman talks about her new Scientific American /Farrar, Straus and Giroux book, The Gene Machine: How Genetic Technologies Are Changing the Way We Have Kids—and the Kids We Have ...
Biotech
Resurrected: A Controversial Trial to Bring the Dead Back to Life
Scientists remain skeptical about an experimental approach to reverse brain death
