Computing Microsoft just booted up the first “DNA drive” for storing data by Antonio Regalado 2019-03-21T14:59:38-04:00
Artificial Intelligence A simple blood test to predict premature births could save babies’ lives Complications from preterm birth are the leading cause of death worldwide in children under five. by Bonnie Rochman 2019-02-27T07:00:00-05:00
Tech Policy Wristwatch heart monitors might save your life—and change medicine, too Making complex heart tests available at the push of a button has far-reaching consequences. by Dan Hon 2019-02-27T07:00:00-05:00
Climate Change The race to make a lab-grown steak Meat production spews tons of greenhouse gas and uses up too much land and water. Is there an alternative that won’t make us do without? by Niall Firth 2019-02-27T07:00:00-05:00
Silicon Valley Bill Gates explains why we should all be optimists We sat down to talk about breakthrough technologies, China, and reasons to be cheerful with this issue’s guest editor. by Gideon Lichfield 2019-02-27T07:00:00-05:00
Tech Policy What if you could diagnose diseases with a tampon? Women’s health care is often treated as all about reproduction. Some “femtech” startups are exploring the innovations that get overlooked as a result. by Dayna Evans 2019-02-18T07:00:00-05:00
Biotechnology Farmland gene editors want cows without horns, pigs without tails, and business without regulations The lobbying effort to get the FDA out of the way of biotech animals is under way. by Antonio Regalado 2018-03-12T11:16:00-04:00
Biotechnology Surgeons Smash Records with Pig-to-Primate Organ Transplants A biotech company is genetically engineering pigs so that their organs might work in people. by Antonio Regalado 2015-08-12T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Company Aims to Cure Blindness with Optogenetics The technique would retrain cells that typically don’t respond to light. by Susan Young Rojahn 2012-08-28T00:00:00-04:00
View Finally, a Rom-Com for Science Losing Control is a movie that understands the nerd heart. by Christopher Mims 2012-03-23T13:20:00-04:00
