Biotech
First Baby Monkey Born Using Sperm from Frozen Testicles
Researchers hope that the procedure could be used to restore fertility to human boys undergoing cancer treatment
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Biotech
AI-Based App Could Screen for Cervical Cancer
An algorithm that can diagnose the disease from photographs would be especially useful in developing countries
Biotech
As Scientists Probe the Mystery of How Newborns Develop Immunity, Order Rises from the Chaos
New studies take the most comprehensive look yet into immune system activity immediately after birth
How Gene Therapy Can Reverse a Form of Congenital Blindness
If we had known in advance of the challenges that were to come, we might never have started the research
Biotech
A Second Person Has Been Effectively "Cured" of HIV
10 years after the so-called “Berlin Patient,” a second man has been put into sustained remission
Biotech
Untangling the Formation of DNA Loops
New discoveries on ancient loops in DNA offer clues into gene regulation
Policy
We Need More Diversity in Genomic Databases
A heavy skew toward white people makes precision medicine imprecise
Biotech
Researchers Enable “Super Mice” to See Near-Infrared Light
Nanoscale devices convert near-infrared light into visible, green light. When injected into the eyes, they enabled mice to see in the infrared
Engineering
Rising High: GM Yeast Generates Known and Novel Marijuana Compounds
Engineered microorganisms churn out THC, CBD and rarer, less-understood cannabis cousins
Biotech
FDA Issues Warning about Young-Blood Transfusions
Plasma from young people offers “no proven clinical benefit” as a treatment against aging or Alzheimer’s disease, the agency says
Public Health
Human Diet Drugs Kill Mosquitoes' Appetite, Too
When researchers fed mosquitoes a drug used to treat people for obesity, the insects were less interested in hunting for their next human meal ticket. Karen Hopkin reports.
Biotech
A Father’s Fight
Nick Sireau’s quest to give his sons weed killer could help thousands struggling with rare genetic conditions
Are Cyborg Warriors a Good Idea?
The Pentagon is funding brain-implant research aimed at creating neurally “enhanced” soldiers
Biotech
A Better Pill—Internal Delivery Devices May Help Patients Take Their Medicine
A tortoise and a puffer fish inspire technology to overcome the multibillion-dollar nonadherence problem
Biotech
How Virtual Reality Will Transform Medicine
Anxiety disorders, addiction, acute pain and stroke rehabilitation are just a few of the areas where VR therapy is already in use
Neurology
Genetic Tests for Autism Can Sometimes Change Lives
The assays don't always yield results, but the information they offer can, at times, alter the course of treatment or prevention
Biotech
Gene Drives Shown to Work in Female Mice
Biologists have demonstrated for the first time that a controversial genetic engineering technology works, with caveats, in mammals
Medicine
Silicon Valley Start-Up Hopes to Deliver Precision Cancer Medicine to Dogs
Promoters hope efforts will also offer insights into treatments used for humans
Biotech
How Can Science Help Reverse Blindness?
From bionic eyes to gene editing, how can we use science to bring back sight?
