A Nonprofit Wants Your DNA Data to Solve Crimes
The 2018 arrest of Joseph James DeAngelo, infamously known as the Golden State Killer, [...]
The Quest for Injectable Brain Implants Has Begun
Our world is populated by hundreds of thousands of cyborgs. Some are Parkinson’s [...]
A Gene Therapy Cure for Sickle Cell Is on the Horizon
Evie Junior’s life has been defined by pain. He was born with sickle [...]
How Old Are You, Really? New Tests Want to Tell You
Age is just a number—and one you may be able to change. At [...]
This Lab-Grown Skin Could Revolutionize Transplants
The breakthrough launched a debate: What do we make now? One faction wanted [...]
A Stroke Paralyzed Her Arm. This Implant Let Her Use It Again
In December 2011, Heather Rendulic awoke to a pricking, tingling feeling on the [...]
A Novel Male Birth Control Could Be an ‘On-Off Switch for Sperm’
Before a sperm can fertilize an egg, it faces a long journey: Propelled [...]
This Fake Skin Fools Mosquitoes—to Fight the Diseases They Spread
The world’s deadliest animal is a picky eater. Because they transmit viral diseases [...]
A Crucial Group of Covid Drugs Has Stopped Working
In March 2020, as a mysterious respiratory virus was sweeping the globe, researchers [...]