Biotech

Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are emerging as promising tools for modeling and treating human neural diseases.

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Drugs already in trials could significantly extend healthy human life spans

An artificial intelligence system is drastically expanding its reach in Asia

Eavesdropping on the creaks and groans of an athlete’s knee could help doctors track healing after injury or surgery.

David Epstein talks about his 2013 bestseller The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance and his recent Scientific American article "Magic Blood and Carbon-Fiber Legs at the Brave New Olympics."

Creating molecules that do not exist in nature could give drug design a boost

Researchers were surprised when brain–machine interfaces resulted in paralyzed patients’ recovery of long-lost sensation and muscle control

The popular technique has limitations that have sparked searches for alternatives  

Community support for a field trial, required before any releases, is not guaranteed

Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: August 5, 1916

With technology and pharmaceuticals dominating our reality, how do we define “natural” human effort in sports? The author of bestseller The Sports Gene weighs in 

Four years after Oscar Pistorius made history at the London Olympics, the question remains unanswered