The air-cleaning qualities of plants get a genetically modified boost Neoplants’s marquee product, announced late last year, is the Neo P1, the first houseplant genetically engineered to remediate indoor air pollution. At…
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America’s first IVF baby is pitching a way to pick the DNA of your kids
America’s first IVF baby is pitching a way to pick the DNA of your kids Elizabeth Carr is head of commercial development Genomic Prediction, a New Jersey genetic testing startup that says…
The first babies conceived with a sperm-injecting robot have been born
The first babies conceived with a sperm-injecting robot have been born Last spring, engineers in Barcelona packed up the sperm-injecting robot they’d designed and sent it by DHL to New York City….
How do fungi communicate?
How do fungi communicate? As fungi grow, they are constantly sensing, learning, and making decisions. Fungi are like polyglots: they both “speak” and understand a wide range of chemical signals. They release…
A test told me my brain and liver are older than they should be. Should I be worried?
A test told me my brain and liver are older than they should be. Should I be worried? Elysium’s analysis of my saliva, which I sent them last year, revealed that even…
Bacteria can be engineered to fight cancer in mice. Human trials are coming.
Bacteria can be engineered to fight cancer in mice. Human trials are coming. Most research into the microbiome has focused on the trillions of bugs that live in our guts. But our…
'Better Drugs, Better Health': A Human Genome Pioneer Talks About the Future of Genetics
'Better Drugs, Better Health': A Human Genome Pioneer Talks About the Future of Genetics
The Human Genome Project Turns 20: Here's How It Altered the World
The Human Genome Project Turns 20: Here's How It Altered the World
We can use stem cells to make embryos. How far should we go?
We can use stem cells to make embryos. How far should we go? This article is from The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every…
Synthetic embryos have been implanted into monkey wombs
Synthetic embryos have been implanted into monkey wombs But within 20 days of transfer, the monkey blastoids stopped developing and seemed to come apart, say Liu and colleagues, who published their results…