Rewriting Life In China, some parents seek an edge with genetic testing for tots Questionable DNA “talent” tests find a market in up-and-coming Shenzhen. by Michael Standaert 2019-02-19T07:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life What if you could diagnose endometriosis with a tampon? Women’s health care is often treated as all about reproduction. Some “femtech” startups are exploring the innovations that get overlooked as a result. by Dayna Evans 2019-02-18T07:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life We should gene-sequence cave paintings to find out more about who made them Standard archeological techniques can’t determine whether the prehistoric artists were hunter-gatherers or farmers. Analyzing the paintings’ surfaces with techniques from biology offers much more information about how they worked and when they lived. by Emerging Technology from the arXiv 2019-02-14T13:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life A cell-killing strategy to slow aging passed its first test this year Are tired-out cells what make people old? A new generation of drugs is designed to wipe them out. by Karen Weintraub 2019-02-13T06:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life More than 26 million people have taken an at-home ancestry test The genetic genie is out of the bottle. And it’s not going back. by Antonio Regalado 2019-02-11T10:36:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Stanford will investigate its role in the Chinese CRISPR baby debacle The university wants to learn what ties its faculty members had to He Jiankui, the researcher who created gene-edited humans. by Antonio Regalado 2019-02-07T06:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life How a Newton’s cradle for photons could reveal the secrets of photosynthesis The device will help researchers understand the way energy transfer occurs in living systems by Emerging Technology from the arXiv 2019-02-06T04:49:00-05:00
Rewriting Life The DIY designer baby project funded with Bitcoin Cryptocurrency, biohacking, and the fantastic plan for transgenic humans. by Antonio Regalado 2019-02-01T07:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life We won’t use CRISPR to make super-smart babies—but only because we can’t Gene experts speculate that our worst gene-editing fears won’t come true because they are too complex for us to pull them off. by Antonio Regalado 2019-01-18T04:46:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Electric nanoparticles can target and kill cancer cells by zapping them Particles that produce electrical signals when bombarded with ultrasound could be a way to direct a cell-killing treatment directly to tumors. by Emerging Technology from the arXiv 2019-01-07T08:19:00-05:00
