Rewriting Life The Cancer Lottery Finding telltale mutations in tumors and targeting those cancers with precisely selected drugs is the newest front in the war on cancer. Now researchers just have to figure out why it doesn’t work for everyone. by Stephen S. Hall 2016-12-12T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Solving the Autism Puzzle For years scientists searched fruitlessly for the causes of autism by looking for genes shared by families prone to the disorder. Now researchers taking a new approach have begun to unlock its secrets. by Stephen S. Hall 2014-12-18T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Neuroscience’s New Toolbox With the invention of optogenetics and other technologies, researchers can investigate the source of emotions, memory, and consciousness for the first time. by Stephen S. Hall 2014-06-17T00:05:02-04:00
Rewriting Life Repairing Bad Memories A scientist who has anguished over terrors in her family’s history explores how people might erase the trauma from memories. by Stephen S. Hall 2013-06-17T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life The Dementia Plague As the world’s population of older people rapidly grows in the coming years, Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia will become a health-care disaster. by Stephen S. Hall 2012-10-05T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life The Genome’s Dark Matter Evidence is growing that your DNA sequence does not determine your entire genetic fate. Joseph Nadeau is trying to find out what accounts for the rest. by Stephen S. Hall 2010-12-21T00:00:00-05:00
Sustainable Energy 2007 TR35: Innovator of the Year David Berry at Flagship Ventures is creating genetically engineered organisms that make biofuels. by Stephen S. Hall 2009-08-15T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy 2007 TR35: Innovator of the Year David Berry at Flagship Ventures is creating genetically engineered organisms that make biofuels. by Stephen S. Hall 2007-08-15T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Revitalizing Drug Discovery Hoping to squeeze more products out of a sputtering drug pipeline, pharmaceutical makers are Aiming to exploit advances in molecular biology. That means changing everything from their corporate cultures to the nature of their university collaborations. by Stephen S. Hall 2003-10-01T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Personalized Medicine's Bitter Pill Drugs tailored to an individual’s genetic makeup promise to be safer and more effective, but they raise tricky economic and ethical questions. by Stephen S. Hall 2003-02-01T00:00:00-05:00
