Emily MullinScientists Used Gene Editing to Make Super CornThe resulting crop could be more sustainable than current varieties·4 min read·Mar 23, 2021--4--4
Emily MullinScientists Can Now Grow ‘Synthetic’ Early Human Embryos in a DishThe research reignites a debate over embryo research·5 min read·Mar 17, 2021--2--2
Emily MullinCRISPR Could Switch Off Chronic Pain Without OpioidsA gene therapy injection eliminated pain in mice·5 min read·Mar 10, 2021--10--10
Emily MullinA Cloned Ferret Named Elizabeth Ann Could Help Save Her SpeciesShe’s the first endangered North American species to be cloned·5 min read·Feb 23, 2021--2--2
Emily MullinMini Neanderthal Brains Could Reveal the Origins of Psychiatric DisordersThe lab-grown organoids are helping us understand the modern brain·5 min read·Feb 16, 2021--1--1
Emily MullinA Bold Plan Says the U.S. Can End Pandemic Threats by 2030An ‘Apollo Program’ could protect the population from man-made and natural biological threats·4 min read·Feb 9, 2021--1--1
Emily MullinVaccines Won’t Be the Only Priority as Biden’s Science Team Steps UpExperts Eric Lander and Alondra Nelson will carry out an agenda focused on social justice and equality·5 min read·Feb 2, 2021--1--1
Emily MullinA New Kind of Gene Editing Could Turn Back the Clock on a Rapid Aging DiseaseResearch in mice shows promise for curing progeria, a disease that causes rapid aging and early death·5 min read·Jan 12, 2021--1--1
Emily MullinThe First Pig-to-Human Organ Transplants Could Happen This YearUnited Therapeutics reveals its plans to perform the transplants in an exclusive interview with Future Human·5 min read·Jan 5, 2021--9--9
Emily MullinChina Is Reportedly Developing ‘Biologically Enhanced’ Soldiers. So Is the U.S.Emerging technologies like CRISPR raise new possibilities for militaries·4 min read·Dec 8, 2020--5--5