French Startup Uses Special Polymers to Better Help Nerves Heal
The biodegradable material can help improve healing after surgery—or an avocado-related accident.
3 People Have Gotten Cancer-Detecting Implants in Their Brains
Coherence Neuro has started testing a brain-computer interface that could one day use electrical stimulation to prevent tumors from growing.
Longevity Startup Doses First Human in Bid to Reverse Age-Related Sight Loss
It will be the first time ER-100 technology they claim can reverse aging in cells has been tested on a human.
OpenAI and Anthropic Sign Letter to Prevent AI-Developed Biological Weapons
Leading AI labs, executives, and scientists are sending a letter to lawmakers urging them to improve tracking of synthetic DNA sequences that could be used for bioweapons.
A New Hantavirus Vaccine Is in the Works
Since 2023, Moderna and Korea University have been developing a new mRNA vaccine for hantavirus. The work has been promising so far, but a finished product isn't likely coming any time soon.
Venom and Hot Peppers Offer a Key to Killing Resistant Bacteria
Researchers have developed three new antibiotics from scorpion venom and habanero peppers to combat tuberculosis and other drug-resistant pathogens.
Designer Baby Companies Are in Turmoil
Bootstrap Bio and Manhattan Genomics, which were pursuing human embryo editing to prevent serious disease, have shut down.
A Startup Says It Grew Human Sperm in a Lab—and Used It to Make Embryos
Paterna Biosciences says it has determined the set of instructions needed to turn sperm-making stem cells into "normal, mature" sperm.
This Beanie Is Designed to Read Your Thoughts
California-based startup Sabi is developing a thought-to-text wearable that could usher in the cyborg future.
A New Implant Aims to Rewire Stroke Patients’ Brains
Epia Neuro’s brain-computer interface will include a motorized glove to help stroke patients recover movement in their hand.