Emily MullinScientists Used Gene Editing to Make Super CornThe resulting crop could be more sustainable than current varietiesMar 23, 20214Mar 23, 20214
Emily MullinScientists Can Now Grow ‘Synthetic’ Early Human Embryos in a DishThe research reignites a debate over embryo researchMar 17, 20212Mar 17, 20212
Emily MullinCRISPR Could Switch Off Chronic Pain Without OpioidsA gene therapy injection eliminated pain in miceMar 10, 202110Mar 10, 202110
Emily MullinA Cloned Ferret Named Elizabeth Ann Could Help Save Her SpeciesShe’s the first endangered North American species to be clonedFeb 23, 20212Feb 23, 20212
Emily MullinMini Neanderthal Brains Could Reveal the Origins of Psychiatric DisordersThe lab-grown organoids are helping us understand the modern brainFeb 16, 20211Feb 16, 20211
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 threatsFeb 9, 20211Feb 9, 20211
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 equalityFeb 2, 20211Feb 2, 20211
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 deathJan 12, 20211Jan 12, 20211
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 HumanJan 5, 20219Jan 5, 20219
Emily MullinChina Is Reportedly Developing ‘Biologically Enhanced’ Soldiers. So Is the U.S.Emerging technologies like CRISPR raise new possibilities for militariesDec 8, 20205Dec 8, 20205