BiotechMay 1, 2016
Human 2.0: Tech Upgrades for the Nervous System [Cartoon]
A bionic body is closer than you think
Biotech
MedicineMay 1, 2016
Genetic Treatments for Sickle Cell
When it comes to a devastating blood disorder, sometimes two wrongs make a right
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EngineeringApril 29, 2016
Engineering Medical Care, 1916
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: April 29, 1916
FitnessApril 28, 2016
Antibody Infusions Provide Long-Term Defense against HIV-Like Infection
Specialized proteins can protect monkeys against the virus for months
PolicyApril 22, 2016
The Rise and Fall of Theranos
How did the innovative blood-testing company fall so far, so fast?
BiologyApril 19, 2016
GM Crop Planting Declines for the First Time
The total area sown with genetically modified plants fell 1 percent in 2015
ComputingApril 15, 2016
Why We Know Whether a Swallow Is Frightened in a Storm [Excerpt]
What really happens on the Animal internet
BiotechApril 14, 2016
Gene-Edited CRISPR Mushroom Escapes U.S. Regulation
Fungus is the first organism engineered by CRISPR–Cas9 to get a green-light from the U.S. government
BiotechApril 14, 2016
Transforming Stem Cells into Diabetes Beaters
Pancreatic type beta cells produced from stem cells can sense glucose, release insulin and treat a mouse model of diabetes. Christopher Intagliata reports.
BiotechApril 12, 2016
Autism Glass Takes Top Student Health Tech Prize [Slide Show]
A Stanford grad student's invention uses Google Glass to help autistic children recognize facial and social cues in real time
HealthApril 11, 2016
Unexplained "Genetic Superheroes" Overcome Disease Mutations
Scientists focus on people who carry genetic mutations that cause severe childhood diseases—but don’t get them
BiotechApril 11, 2016
Second Chinese Team Reports Gene Editing in Human Embryos
Study used CRISPR technology to introduce HIV-resistance mutation into embryos