A technique called Cell Painting could speed drug discovery Now some are embracing a new paradigm: Measure everything, ask questions later. This motto drives a...

Three-parent baby technique could create babies at risk of severe disease When the first baby born using a controversial procedure that meant he had three...

How your brain data could be used against you This article is from The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in...

We don’t need to panic about a bird flu pandemic—yet This article is from The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it...

Americans are ready to test embryos for future college chances, survey shows Despite the relatively good performance of the “educational attainment” score, 23andMe does not...

Neuroscientists listened in on people’s brains for a week. They found order and chaos. Our brains exist in a state somewhere between stability and chaos...

A Massachusetts bill could allow prisoners to swap their organs for their freedom This article is from The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter....

How CRISPR could help save crops from devastation caused by pests Central California grape-grower Steve McIntyre was familiar with Pierce’s Disease. But that did not...

A de-extinction company is trying to resurrect the dodo Even if Colossal can make what it terms “a functional proxy for the dodo,” there won’t...

How do I know if egg freezing is for me? This article is from The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it...