Features

• Categorized in Biotechnology

  Engineering the Perfect Baby

  Scientists are developing ways to edit the DNA of tomorrow’s children. Should they stop before it’s too late?

  
• Categorized in Biotechnology

  Lake Kivu’s Great Gas Gamble

  In a first-of-its-kind endeavor, electricity-starved Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo are trying to get power from a lake—and avert catastrophe.

  
• Categorized in 17036

  Paralyzed Again

  We have the technology to dramatically increase the independence of people with spinal-cord injuries. The problem is bringing it to market and keeping it there.

  
• Categorized in 17035

  A Swiss Army Knife for Neuroscience

  Neural probes that combine optics, electronics, and drugs could help unlock the secrets of the brain.
• Categorized in Artificial intelligence

  Machine Dreams

  To rescue its struggling business, Hewlett-Packard is making a long-shot bid to change the fundamentals of how computers work.