Biotechnology Your genome, on demand How your detailed genetic profile can predict your risk of diseases and improve your health. by Ali Torkamani and Eric Topol 2018-10-23T05:00:00-04:00
Biotechnology 2017 Was the Year of Gene-Therapy Breakthroughs Gene-fixing treatments have now cured a number of patients with cancer and rare diseases. by Emily Mullin 2018-01-03T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Why Beneficial Epidemics Spread More Quickly than Harmful Ones Complexity theorists and biologists reveal how benefits spread super-exponentially through populations. by Emerging Technology from the arXiv 2016-04-19T14:04:00-04:00
Rewriting Life This Is How to Stop the Zika Virus Halting the explosive spread of Zika means waging war with mosquitoes. There are several ways, old and new, to win that war. by Michael Reilly 2016-01-29T15:50:00-05:00
Sustainable Energy Climate Change: Why the Tropical Poor Will Suffer Most As the Pope calls for action on climate change, a growing body of evidence shows that low-latitude countries will feel the heaviest effects of global warming. by Richard Martin 2015-06-17T17:36:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Challenges Remain for Technologies to Fight Ebola Efforts to contain Ebola in West Africa suffer from a lack of effective tools to treat and prevent the disease, although several are in development. by Alexandra Morris 2014-08-06T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Eradicating Aging Cells Could Prevent Disease Mice lacking these cells were stronger and had no cataracts. by Lauren Gravitz 2011-11-03T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life 23andMe Offers Free Genetic Tests to African Americans Studies show that the genetic risk of disease varies between different ethnic groups, and data on some groups is lacking. by Emily Singer 2011-08-08T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Massive Project to Study the Link between Genetics and Health Kaiser Permanente has compiled the genetic and medical data of 100,000 of its members. by Emily Singer 2011-07-26T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Keeping Neurons Alive in Parkinson's Patients An upcoming clinical trial will attempt to solve problems that have plagued one potentially promising treatment. by Courtney Humphries 2011-06-06T00:00:00-04:00
