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Biotech

Here Come the Glow-in-the-Dark Houseplants

Let There Be Light

Here Come the Glow-in-the-Dark Houseplants

Emily Mullin

Crispr Pioneer Jennifer Doudna Has the Guts to Take On the Microbiome

The Big Interview

Crispr Pioneer Jennifer Doudna Has the Guts to Take On the Microbiome

Jennifer Kahn

Insiders Reveal Major Problems at Lab-Grown-Meat Startup Upside Foods

Fake Meat

Insiders Reveal Major Problems at Lab-Grown-Meat Startup Upside Foods

Matt Reynolds and Joe Fassler

Covid Boosters Can’t Outpace New Mutations. Here’s Why They Still Work

Public Health

Covid Boosters Can’t Outpace New Mutations. Here’s Why They Still Work

Emily Mullin

Scientists Just Tried Growing Human Kidneys in Pigs

Building Blocks

Scientists Just Tried Growing Human Kidneys in Pigs

Emily Mullin

A Brain Implant Helped Stroke Survivors Regain Movement

Brain Power

A Brain Implant Helped Stroke Survivors Regain Movement

Emily Mullin

Injecting a Gene Into Monkeys’ Brains Curbed Their Alcohol Use

Biotech

Injecting a Gene Into Monkeys’ Brains Curbed Their Alcohol Use

Emily Mullin

How to Make Bionic Limbs (Literally) Very Cool

Super Chill

How to Make Bionic Limbs (Literally) Very Cool

Celia Ford

A New Blood Test May Predict Your Alzheimer’s Risk. Should You Take It?

Biotech

A New Blood Test May Predict Your Alzheimer’s Risk. Should You Take It?

Emily Mullin

This Prosthetic Limb Actually Attaches to the Wearer’s Nerves

Fine Tuned

This Prosthetic Limb Actually Attaches to the Wearer’s Nerves

Maggie Chen

A Patient May Be Free of HIV, Thanks to This Drug

Public Health

A Patient May Be Free of HIV, Thanks to This Drug

Emily Mullin

The Viruses That Could Cure Cancer (or Wipe Out Humanity)

WIRED Podcasts

The Viruses That Could Cure Cancer (or Wipe Out Humanity)

Gideon Lichfield and Lauren Goode

‘Embryo Models’ Challenge the Legal, Ethical, and Biological Concepts of an ‘Embryo’

Bioethics

‘Embryo Models’ Challenge the Legal, Ethical, and Biological Concepts of an ‘Embryo’

Philip Ball

The US Finally Approved an Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill. Here’s What to Know

Public Health

The US Finally Approved an Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill. Here’s What to Know

Emily Mullin

An Ancient Battle Is Playing Out in the DNA of Every Embryo

Grudge Match

An Ancient Battle Is Playing Out in the DNA of Every Embryo

Celia Ford

A Hair Loss Study Raises New Questions About Aging Cells

Root Awakening

A Hair Loss Study Raises New Questions About Aging Cells

Max G. Levy

A One-Time Shot for Type 2 Diabetes? A Biotech Company Is On It

Biotech

A One-Time Shot for Type 2 Diabetes? A Biotech Company Is On It

Emily Mullin

Managing Type 1 Diabetes Is Tricky. Can AI Help?

Biotech

Managing Type 1 Diabetes Is Tricky. Can AI Help?

Celia Ford

One Shot of a Kidney Protein Gave Monkeys a Brain Boost

Biotech

One Shot of a Kidney Protein Gave Monkeys a Brain Boost

Celia Ford and Emily Mullin

Scientists Are Gene-Editing Flies to Fight Crop Damage

Pest Control

Scientists Are Gene-Editing Flies to Fight Crop Damage

Emily Mullin