Covid Shots Are About to Be Widely Available Again
The CDC no longer broadly recommends the Covid-19 vaccine, but US residents will still be able to get one if they want.
This Startup Wants to Put Its Brain-Computer Interface in the Apple Vision Pro
California-based Cognixion is launching a clinical trial to allow paralyzed patients with speech disorders the ability to communicate without an invasive brain implant.
Scientists Made Human Eggs from Skin Cells and Used Them to Form Embryos
The embryos weren’t used to try to establish a pregnancy, but the researchers behind the technique say it could one day be used to address infertility.
A Startup Used AI to Make a Psychedelic Without the Trip
Mindstate Design Labs, backed by Silicon Valley power players, has created what its CEO calls “the least psychedelic psychedelic that’s psychoactive.”
RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Panel Votes Down Its Own Proposal to Require Prescriptions for Covid-19 Shots
In a chaotic meeting, ACIP voted not to recommend a prescription requirement for Covid-19 vaccines. Some panelists seemed unaware of the point of the meeting, while others went on strange tangents.
Vaccine Panel Stacked by RFK Jr. Recommends Delaying MMRV Immunization
The vaccine advisory group ACIP, not all members of which seemed to know what the group does, recommended to the CDC that combined MMRV shots not be given before age 4.
Fired CDC Director Says RFK Jr. Pressured Her to Blindly Approve Vaccine Changes
Susan Monarez told a Senate committee that Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. demanded she dismiss career officials without cause—and accept vaccine recommendations regardless of whether science backed them up.
The Next Era of Gene Editing Will Be Disease Agnostic
At the WIRED Health summit, pioneer David Liu said his lab is on the verge of revealing a new gene-editing technique that could target multiple unrelated diseases.
Moderna CEO Responds to RFK Jr.’s Crusade Against the Covid-19 Vaccine
Speaking at a WIRED event Tuesday, Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said he was “encouraged” by the company’s dialogue with the FDA—but acknowledged recent setbacks.
Neuralink’s Bid to Trademark ‘Telepathy’ and ‘Telekinesis’ Faces Legal Issues
The brain implant company cofounded by Elon Musk filed to trademark the product names Telepathy and Telekinesis. But it turns out that another person had already filed to trademark those names.