New System Could Connect Cell Phones to Real Cells and Treat Disease
Cells, as medicine, now can be switched on and off with electricity
Prionlike Protein Spotted in Bacteria for First Time
Animals, plants and fungi may also harbor these infectious agents
Fitness Bracelets May Warn of Serious Illness
Baseline data on body rhythms can make the wrist monitors work like “check engine” lights, a new study suggests
5 Big Mysteries about CRISPR's Origins
Where did it come from? How do organisms use it without self-destructing? And what else can it do?
The Hidden Trade in Our Medical Data: Why We Should Worry
For-profit companies use our anonymized medical data in a huge secondary market. Advances in computing make it increasingly possible for outsiders to identify people from among the hundreds of millions of patients in dossiers, putting intimate secrets about our bodies and minds at risk
The String and Paper Centrifuge
This toy-inspired centrifuge could enable medical testing in remote locations, and costs just 20 cents to make.
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Obama versus Trump: 5 Medical and Science Stances
In some areas the next administration's approach may be more of the same
DARPA’s Biotech Chief Says 2017 Will “Blow Our Minds”
The Pentagon's research division is betting its high-risk, high-reward programs will change medicine
15 Surprising Environmental Trends to Watch in 2017
Genetically engineered coral, electronic wildlife sniffers, sand mines and more
Experimental Cancer Therapy Makes Inroads Treating Brain Cancer
The immunotherapy approach may soon be commercially available for leukemia and lymphoma
New Rules for Avoiding Cyber Bugs in Medical Devices
The U.S. Government wants to protect pacemakers, insulin pumps and imaging systems
Gene Drive Moratorium Shot Down at UN Meeting
Freezing the genetic technology would have been a disaster, scientists say; activists plan to renew the fight