Biotech

Presidential candidates begin to make clear their stark differences on climate change, energy production and stem cell research

A new survey finds that Americans are wary of using new techniques to boost the performance of the healthy

“Gene doping” remains unlikely, but if scientists can safely boost athletic performance by manipulating genes, that should be cause for celebration

Gene-editing technique to treat lung cancer is due to be tested in people in August

An immune system booster called CAR-T appears to cause lethal brain injury

But housing ultraclean lab rodents with “dirty” mice from pet stores could help

The active ingredients are encapsulated in nanoparticles, which prevent the chemicals from seeping into the body

570 sites advertise therapies for sports injuries, autism and MS via direct-to-consumer marketing

How you talk could reveal heart disease or concussions, say researchers and companies developing the novel technology

Biotech pioneer Nina Tandon tells how a patient's own stem cells could be grown on 3-D scaffolds

Stem cell researcher Qiurong Ding says altering cell DNA may enable reprogramming disease right out of patients

It’s hard to predict the possible downsides, but we must try to do it anyway in order to develop them responsibly