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Fighting Unfairness in Genetic Medicine

DNA-based medicine needs more diversity to avoid harmful bias. One big research project is fixing that

Google AI Tool Can Pinpoint Breast Cancer Better Than Clinicians

The software detected cancers at higher rates than radiologists, with fewer false positives

Artificial Intelligence Is Rushing Into Patient Care—And Could Raise Risks

AI systems are not as rigorously tested as other medical devices, and have already made serious mistakes

Invisible Ink Could Reveal whether Kids Have Been Vaccinated

The technology embeds immunization records into a child’s skin

The Potential Hazards Of Personalized Medicines

As the number of precision medicines grows, so does the challenge of assuring their quality. Solutions are waiting in the wings.

Apple Launches Virtual Health Studies Aiming to Enroll Hundreds of Thousands of Customers

Amid privacy concerns, the tech giant plans to monitor mobility, menstruation and hearing via users’ Apple watches and iPhones

Stem Cells 2 Go

Japan has turned regenerative medicine into a regulatory free-for-all. Patients across the world could pay the price

How Mass Spectrometry Can Help Limit Reproducibility Problems

Technology comes to the aid against a drain on resources in medical research

Scientists Program CRISPR to Fight Viruses in Human Cells

A common gene-editing enzyme could be used to disable RNA viruses such as flu or Ebola

China Needs Stronger Ethical Safeguards in Biomedicine

As the country seeks to become a research powerhouse, it must rectify worrisome practices

The Coming Age of Molecular Medicine

Research into molecular biomarkers is quickly moving from the lab to the clinic. It promises to transform how doctors diagnose and treat disease.

Scientists Watch Single Gene Transcription in a Living Cell

Gene transcription is one of life’s most fundamental processes. For the first time, researchers have viewed it in real time in a living cell.

The Economic Imperative of Reforming STEM Education

To avoid stagnated growth and labor shortfalls, the U.S. must rethink its approach now

Personalized Nutrition: The Latest on DNA-Based Diets

What can our genes tell us about which diet will work best for us?

If You Want to Freak Out, Do a Web Search of Your Symptoms  

You can find good information, but there's a lot more bad

Scientists Tripped People for Science  

An elaborate setup allowed researchers to study how people stumble and recover 

A sticking point for rapid flu tests?

Rapid molecular tests for influenza are as quick as older on-the-spot tests and much more accurate. But that might not be enough to drive widespread adoption.

Real-time flu tracking

Scientists can track influenza in real time by monitoring social media, leading to more accurate predictions.

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Consumer DNA Tests Negate Sperm-Bank-Donor Anonymity

Companies such as 23andMe and Ancestry.com have made it impossible for sperm banks to keep donors’ identities secret