biotech

Covid Vaccines Have Paved the Way for Cancer Vaccines

Covid Vaccines Have Paved the Way for Cancer Vaccines

Albert Wagner

So the UK government signed two partnerships: one with BioNTech to provide 10,000 patients with access to personalized cancer treatments ...

Your Next Pet Could Be a Glowing Rabbit

Your Next Pet Could Be a Glowing Rabbit

Albert Wagner

Humans have been selectively breeding cats and dogs for thousands of years to make more desirable pets. A new startup ...

A Nose-Computer Interface Could Turn Dogs Into Super Detectors

A Nose-Computer Interface Could Turn Dogs Into Super Detectors

Albert Wagner

So far the array has been tested in rats, with a version for dogs coming later, Lavella says. In a ...

The World’s First Crispr Drug Gets a Slow Start

The World’s First Crispr Drug Gets a Slow Start

Albert Wagner

Deshawn “DJ” Chow waited a year to receive a treatment that could change his life. The 19-year-old was born with ...

Muscle Implants Could Allow Mind-Controlled Prosthetics—No Brain Surgery Required

Muscle Implants Could Allow Mind-Controlled Prosthetics—No Brain Surgery Required

Albert Wagner

Alex Smith was 11 years old when he lost his right arm in 2003. A drunk driver operating a boat ...

A Neuralink Rival Says Its Eye Implant Restored Vision in Blind People

A Neuralink Rival Says Its Eye Implant Restored Vision in Blind People

Albert Wagner

One of these, called the Argus II, was approved for commercial use in Europe in 2011 and in the US ...

Woman Who Received Pig Kidney Transplant Has It Removed

Woman Who Received Pig Kidney Transplant Has It Removed

Albert Wagner

Surgeons in New York have removed a pig kidney less than two months after transplanting it into Lisa Pisano, a ...

WTF Is With the Pink Pineapples at the Grocery Store?!

WTF Is With the Pink Pineapples at the Grocery Store?!

Mickey Vernon

On a recent trip to Giant Eagle, my local grocery store in Pittsburgh, I noticed something new in the fruit ...

These Artificial Blood Platelets Could One Day Save Lives

These Artificial Blood Platelets Could One Day Save Lives

Albert Wagner

When donated blood is in low supply, platelets are even scarcer. These cell fragments, which are essential for blood clotting, ...