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Rewriting Life

US military wants to know what synthetic-biology weapons could look like

Re-created viruses, toxic bacteria top new ranking of risks.

by Antonio Regalado
2018-06-19T11:00:00-04:00

Rewriting Life

Gene therapy is saving children’s lives—but screening to discover who needs it is lagging behind

States in the US have been slow to test newborns for genetic conditions.

by Emily Mullin
2018-05-31T12:19:00-04:00

Rewriting Life

It’s fiction, but America just got wiped out by a man-made terror germ

At “germ games” held in Washington, DC, pandemic planners get a look at the threat posed by synthetic biology.

by Antonio Regalado
2018-05-30T00:00:00-04:00

Rewriting Life

Does the brain store information in discrete or analog form?

New evidence in favor of a discrete form of data storage could change the way we understand the brain and the devices we build to interface with it.

by Emerging Technology from the arXiv
2018-05-21T10:41:00-04:00

Rewriting Life

I lost a bet, and now I am going to let millions of strangers check whether we’re related

How this reporter ended up deciding to join the crowd and get his DNA tested.

by Antonio Regalado
2018-05-11T07:00:00-04:00

Rewriting Life

A stealthy Harvard startup wants to reverse aging in dogs, and humans could be next

Biologist George Church says the idea is to live to 130 in the body of a 22-year-old.

by Antonio Regalado
2018-05-09T00:00:00-04:00

Rewriting Life

Before he died, this biohacker was planning a CRISPR trial in Mexico

Aaron Traywick and his company, Ascendance Biomedical, are connected to a website advertising a gene-therapy trial for lung cancer.

by Emily Mullin
2018-05-04T17:10:00-04:00

Rewriting Life

The brave new world of genetic genealogy

The combination of DNA and genealogy is a potentially huge force for good in the world, but it must be used responsibly.

by Debbie Kennett
2018-04-28T12:30:00-04:00

Rewriting Life

Investigators searched a million people’s DNA to find Golden State serial killer

Operator of genealogy website claims “no knowledge” of police exploit on vast data set.

by Antonio Regalado
2018-04-27T17:26:00-04:00

Rewriting Life

These DNA testing companies are mainly trying to sell you other stuff

Beware of tests offering to make “personalized” lifestyle recommendations.

by Emily Mullin
2018-04-26T17:16:00-04:00

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