Sarah Zhang
Brain too clever to be fooled by virtual reality
The faceputer ads say virtual reality is coming and it's gonna work this time. But here's some real talk: There ...
Gut microbes may be engineered to fight vitamin deficiency
It's easy to forget how horrifying the effects of a vitamin deficiency can be. Each year, up to 500,000 children ...
Has 23andMe intended to sell customers’ data all along?
Today, 23andMe announced what Forbes reports is only the first of 10 deals with big biotech companies: Genentech will pay up ...
Resurrecting an ancient protein that could cure human disease
While dinosaurs have not yet been resurrected Jurassic Park-style, scientists fiddling with ancient DNA sequences have made a discovery that ...
Here’s your chance to own a genetically-modified glow-in-the-dark plant
Perhaps you remember the wildly successful but also controversial Glowing Plant Kickstarter. Perhaps you're even patiently waiting for your glow-in-the-dark ...
5 ways biotech is changing our pets and wildlife
The following is an edited excerpt. Ever since humans first tamed a friendly wolf, we've been shaping animals to conform ...
