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New technologies and biological insights are providing unprecedented ways of improving our health.

Rewriting Life

Gene therapy could free some people from a lifetime of blood transfusions

Correcting a genetic mutation lets beta thalassemia patients make healthy blood cells.

by Emily Mullin
2018-04-18T17:18:00-04:00

Rewriting Life

Pet cloning is bringing human cloning a little bit closer

People are copying pets to preserve a physical, and spiritual, connection to dead children.

by Antonio Regalado
2018-04-13T00:00:00-04:00

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When curing a disease with gene therapy is bad business

A drug giant turns over its pipeline of miracle drugs to a startup.

by Antonio Regalado
2018-04-12T15:24:00-04:00

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This AI thinks like a dog

It won’t lick your face, but a new artificial-intelligence system mimics canine behavior to make dog-like decisions. Other animals could be next.

by Emerging Technology from the arXiv
2018-04-11T14:47:00-04:00

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CRISPR trials are about to begin in people—but we still don’t know how well it works in monkeys

Monkey studies look encouraging but show there’s still a lot to learn about the gene-editing technology.

by Emily Mullin
2018-04-11T07:00:00-04:00

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This company can encode your favorite song in DNA—for $100,000

It’s not cheap. But Twist Bioscience thinks storing data in genes could be the next big thing.

by Bryan Walsh
2018-04-06T09:58:00-04:00

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This stem-cell implant could halt an incredibly common cause of blindness

The dream of a stem-cell revolution hasn’t yet materialized—but a small study appears to have used the technology to ward off macular degeneration.

by Emily Mullin
2018-04-04T15:21:00-04:00

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MIT severs ties to company promoting fatal brain uploading

A startup called Nectome collected $200,000 from people hoping to become digitally immortal through suicide.

by Antonio Regalado
2018-04-03T10:46:00-04:00

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DNA tests for IQ are coming, but it might not be smart to take one

Scientists have linked hundreds of genes to intelligence. One psychologist says it’s time to test school kids.

by Antonio Regalado
2018-04-02T00:00:00-04:00

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CRISPR may not cause hundreds of rogue mutations after all

Researchers behind a controversial paper have admitted that their results may be wrong.

by Emily Mullin
2018-03-30T16:41:00-04:00

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