Biotech

Recent insights into a long-ago accident show just how deadly bioweapons can be

World-first transplant to treat macular degeneration could augur rise of iPS cell banks

Researchers use eye-tracking software to peek inside a child's mind when words fail, reading eye patterns to understand language production and combat conditions such as specific language impairment.

Researchers are using eye-tracking technology to learn more about children afflicted with specific language impairment

In his latest book, Adam Piore explores how bioengineers are harnessing the latest technologies to unlock untapped abilities in the human body and mind, like translating neural brain patterns of thoughts into written words

A device that interfaces with a smartphone can accurately measure sperm concentration and movement

Biotech companies are on the prowl for newer, better antivenoms

A British child created with this technique could be born this year

The $1.1-trillion proposal includes a $6-billion chop to the NIH

In a rethink of personalized medicine, researchers turn to banks of donor-derived stem cells

A gene drive bid aims to eliminate malaria

These microscopic marvels are transforming agriculture in the developed world; now it’s Africa’s turn