Biotech

A new device that combines chemistry and synthetic biology could prove key to renewable fuels and even chemicals—and combating climate change

A new type of lens adjusts its prescription according to where the user looks

Innovation and discovery as chronicled in Scientific American

A wearable device records the sounds of knees cracking, which could reveal clues about the condition of the joint. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Patients say the diagnostics company violated their rights to their own genetic data

A technique to stop children from inheriting mitochondrial diseases has the potential to backfire

Now personalized genetic medicine offers tests to avoid dangerous drug reactions—yet doctors are reluctant to use them

Patient’s organ was amputated in 2012 due to penile cancer  

M.I.T.'s Robert Langer and team create a "second skin" that both delivers drugs and serves as a cosmetic 

Automated surgical systems still need hand-holding, but one system holds its own against humans

Effort depends on transforming rhino tissue into sperm and egg cells