Emily Mullin
How Trump gutted Ebola research
As the world struggles to contain the rapidly growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province, a ...
A therapeutic psychedelic without the hallucinatory trip? With the help of AI, it’s in the works
While there's growing evidence that psychedelic drugs can effectively treat severe mental health conditions, especially in cases where traditional treatments have failed, they ...
Love, sex and Ozempic: Will GLP-1 drugs give you a lift?
Millions of Americans are now taking Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound—a class of drugs known as GLP-1 receptor agonists—to treat ...
Casgevy costs $2.2 million: First patient outside of a trial receives CRISPR cancer treatment
[T]he first medical treatment that uses the Nobel Prize-winning technology Crispr is now being given to patients. Called Casgevy, the ...
Brain-tracking headphones can improve focus but they raise privacy concerns
Activity trackers have come a long way. No longer mere step-counters, they can monitor your heart rate, blood oxygen level, and ...
Alexa, read my mind: Brain implant in development for paralyzed test patients can surf the internet and manage emails
Synchron is one of several companies, including Elon Musk’s Neuralink, aiming to commercialize [brain-computer interface, or BCI's]. Researchers have been studying ...
Bayer partners with gene-edited food start-up Pairwise to bring nutritionally-enhanced, less bitter mustard greens to a wider market
Last year, startup Pairwise started selling the first food in the US made with Crispr technology: a new type of mustard ...
Pink pineapples? Tobacco and tangerine genes help make this juicy fruit more antioxidant-packed
At a time when orange cauliflower and white strawberries are now common sights in American grocery stores, a non-yellow pineapple ...
Eat what you want while staying healthy? Here’s how scientists are working to transform the sugar that you eat into fiber
We all know that too much sugar is bad for us. It can lead to weight gain, obesity, type 2 ...
Drug-free Alzheimer’s treatment: Headset and glasses combo that pulses with light and sound developed to combat cognitive decline
An experimental device developed by Cognito Therapeutics seeks to slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients using light and sound ...
Elon Musk’s Neuralink implanted in a human, who is recovering well, billionaire tweets
Elon Musk said on the social media platform X on January 29 that the first human patient has received a brain implant developed ...
First CRISPR drug: UK approves Casgevy to prevent pain from sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia
The gene-editing therapy Casgevy uses Crispr to prevent debilitating pain in patients with sickle cell disease ...
Glow-in-the-dark houseplants: Bioluminescent flowers made using mushroom genes should be available by next spring
The genetically engineered plants produce a neon green hue, thanks to the addition of DNA from a type of bioluminescent ...
Mustard greens genetically tweaked to be less bitter will be the first CRISPR edited food available in the US when they reach supermarkets this summer
A gene-editing startup wants to help you eat healthier salads. This month, North Carolina–based Pairwise is rolling out a new ...
Would you donate your DNA to solve crimes? Nonprofit DNA Justice Foundation aims to rewrite detective work
A nonprofit wants your DNA data to solve crimes: Privately run genealogy databases have become a crucial tool for police ...
CRISPR gene editing scientist who illegally manipulated embryos wants to cure genetic diseases. Should the scientific community trust him?
He Jiankui discusses his plans for finding cures for devastating genetic diseases. Should the scientific community trust him? ...
Single shot genetic cures are coming. Will insurance companies pay for these multi-million dollar therapies?
Some of Steven Pipe’s hemophilia patients consider themselves cured. In a trial Pipe led from 2018 to 2021, they received ...
Mosquitoes genetically engineered to kill off their own kind reduce local populations by up to 96%, study shows
In the Brazilian city of Indaiatuba, an effort is underway to eliminate Aedes aegypti mosquitoes before they have a chance ...
Stopping bioterrorism: Here’s how new genetic sequencing can detect altered viruses and bacteria
A new, highly transmissible strain of influenza emerges. A pesticide-resistant insect decimates huge swaths of crops. A patient winds up ...
A CRISPR cure for HIV? Gene-editing technology may be able stop viral replication in its tracks and wipe out infections
In July, an HIV-positive man became the first volunteer in a clinical trial aimed at using Crispr gene editing to ...
This genome sequencing machine can decode a person’s genetic code twice as fast as before — driving costs down to just $200 a pop
Ten years ago, it cost about $10,000 for researchers to sequence a human genome. A few years ago, that fell to ...
A tasty purple GMO tomato with higher nutrients and longer shelf life? What could go wrong?
Plant scientist Cathie Martin and her colleagues at the John Innes Centre in the UK were aiming to make a ...
Gene-editing injections: A new way to tweak epigenetic expression of genes to treat alcohol addiction
While gene editing relies on changing the DNA code itself, epigenetic editing involves dialing the expression of individual genes up ...
240 million people suffer annually from malaria. Could deploying CRISPR to gene edit mosquitoes’ pesticide resistance contain the scourge?
Insecticides kill off most of the mosquitoes in an area. But a small number may survive because something about their ...
Vaccine opponents often cite concerns about new mRNA technology. Can science dispel those fears?
Thanks to Moderna’s and Pfizer’s highly effective COVID-19 vaccines, “messenger RNA” has become a household term — and a source ...
Is DNA data from at-home genetics tests private? Not always, and some states are cracking down
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, known as HIPAA, protects individuals’ medical information when it's handled by doctors, hospitals, ...
Are DNA from at-home ancestry tests private? Not always, and some states are cracking down
If you’ve ever spit into a plastic tube or swabbed your cheek and mailed your saliva away to learn about ...
DNA test for couples? Start-up Orchid claims its over-the-counter kit can identify complex inherited disorders. Is it ready for prime time?
A new startup called Orchid is offering the chance for couples planning a pregnancy to learn their odds of passing ...
