Biotechnology Look how far precision medicine has come Skeptics say drugs based on genetic insights have underdelivered. But look carefully and they’re everywhere. by Antonio Regalado 2018-10-23T05:00:00-04:00
Biotechnology Two sick children and a $1.5 million bill: One family’s race for a gene therapy cure One day, gene therapy may help with the rarest of diseases. Some parents aren’t waiting. by Antonio Regalado 2018-10-23T05:00:00-04:00
Biotechnology Gene therapy is saving children’s lives—but screening to discover who needs it is lagging behind States in the US have been slow to test newborns for genetic conditions. by Emily Mullin 2018-05-31T12:19:00-04:00
Biotechnology A stealthy Harvard startup wants to reverse aging in dogs, and humans could be next Biologist George Church says the idea is to live to 130 in the body of a 22-year-old. by Antonio Regalado 2018-05-09T00:00:00-04:00
Biotechnology Before he died, this biohacker was planning a CRISPR trial in Mexico Aaron Traywick and his company, Ascendance Biomedical, are connected to a website advertising a gene-therapy trial for lung cancer. by Emily Mullin 2018-05-04T17:10:00-04:00
Biotechnology Gene therapy could free some people from a lifetime of blood transfusions Correcting a genetic mutation lets beta thalassemia patients make healthy blood cells. by Emily Mullin 2018-04-18T17:18:00-04:00
Biotechnology When curing a disease with gene therapy is bad business A drug giant turns over its pipeline of miracle drugs to a startup. by Antonio Regalado 2018-04-12T15:24:00-04:00
Biotechnology Gene-altering treatments are medicine’s best shot yet against Huntington’s disease After 25 years, scientists are starting to make progress against the devastating illness. by Emily Mullin 2018-02-15T15:02:00-05:00
Biotechnology A biotech CEO explains why he injected himself with a DIY herpes treatment on Facebook Live He says he wants everyone to have access to affordable gene treatments. by Emily Mullin 2018-02-05T16:24:00-05:00
Biotechnology The doctor responsible for gene therapy’s greatest setback is sounding a new alarm Toxic effects seen in animals raise questions about new gene therapies for children. by Antonio Regalado 2018-01-31T14:27:00-05:00
