Biotech
FDA Green-Lights First CAR-T Cancer Drug
The leukemia treatment approval opens up a new front for gene therapies in the U.S.
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Biotech
Will AI Enable the Third Stage of Life on Earth?
In an excerpt from his new book, an MIT physicist explores the next stage of human evolution
Robotic Exoskeletons Show Promise As Tool to Help Kids with Cerebral Palsy Walk Easier
Correcting gait early on may aid mobility
Cryptographers and Geneticists Unite to Analyze Genomes They Can’t See
Computer-security methods could help scientists identify disease-causing genes—while preserving patient privacy
Growing Virtual Plants Could Help Farmers Boost Their Crops
Researchers are using 3-D modeling to identify the future’s heartiest pickings
Medicine
We've Already Got Socialized Medicine
Unfortunately, the biggest recipients of government help are the pharmaceutical companies, not patients
White Nationalists Are Flocking to Genetic Ancestry Tests--with Surprising Results
Sometimes they find they are not as “white” as they’d hoped
Sophisticated Digital Aids Could Help Determine What Ails You
Sophisticated software could help doctors make better diagnoses
Can a Crowdsourced AI Medical Diagnosis App Outperform Your Doctor?
The Human Dx platform aims to improve the accuracy of individual physicians
Gene-Editing Success Brings Pig-to-Human Transplants Closer to Reality
CRISPR has enabled researchers to inactivate viruses in donor animals that may sicken humans
AI Hunts for New ALS Treatments
Artificially intelligent machines could analyze huge databases to find potential targets for the devastating disease
Stem Cell Therapy for Heart Failure Gets a Gold-Standard Trial
A treatment aims to reverse long-term scar-tissue damage
Gene Therapy Is Now Available, but Who Will Pay for It?
European regulators have approved two such treatments
First Genetically Engineered Salmon Sold in Canada
US firm AquaBounty Technologies says that its transgenic fish has hit the market after a 25-year wait
Drug-Carrying “Nanoswimmers” Could Slither Past the Brain’s Cellular Defenses
A transport vehicle the size of a virus may ferry chemotherapies and other molecular cargo through the imposing blood–brain barrier
Scientists Use Light to Turn Off Autism Symptoms in Mice
The findings hint at treatments that could restore the balance of brain activity
Biotech
Brave New World? Not Even Close
Scientists have edited a human embryo, but we’re not in scary scifi territory by a long shot
Embryo Gene-Editing Experiment Reignites Ethical Debate
American researchers publish highly anticipated study using CRISPR in developing humans
Disease Hunters Enlarge the Enemy to Get a Better Look
New “expansion pathology” technique lets optical microscopes go where only electrons could go before
First Human Embryos Edited in the U.S., Scientists Say
Reports suggest researchers have altered DNA and made few errors
