Biomedicine
New technologies and biological insights are providing unprecedented ways of improving our health.
Novel therapeutics
Freeze-Dried Molecules Can Be Used to Whip Up Medicines Anywhere
The approach could be a tenth the price of earlier methods.
Novel therapeutics
It Costs $30 to Make a DIY EpiPen, and Here’s the Proof
The medical maker collective Four Thieves Vinegar made an “EpiPencil” for a tiny fraction of what the EpiPen manufacturer Mylan charges.
Genomic medicine
17 and Going Blind: The High Stakes of Getting into a Gene Therapy Trial
For patients with some inherited diseases, a chance to test an experimental treatment can offer the only hope.
Neuroengineering
First 3-D Map of a Fruit Fly’s Brain Network
Mapping the 3-D network structure of a fly’s brain is a major step forward. But it took 1,700 person-hours to complete, meaning that human labor will be a significant bottleneck for future advances.
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Genomic Medicine
Medical decisions can now be guided by the unique clues in our genes.
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Neuroengineering
We can now manipulate neurons, gaining insight into the brain and helping to repair damage.
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Novel Therapeutics
Inside the era of increasingly effective drugs.
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Gene Editing
The ability to precisely alter human genes could revolutionize medicine and medical research.
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Synthetic Biology
Why stick to what nature gives us when we can synthesize our own genetic pathways?
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Advanced Prosthetics
Advances in electronics and biomedicine are greatly increasing human capabilities.
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