Meet the Man Making Music With His Brain Implant
Galen Buckwalter says brain-computer interfaces will have to be enjoyable to use if the technology is going to be successful.
A Billionaire-Backed Startup Wants to Grow ‘Organ Sacks’ to Replace Animal Testing
R3 Bio has a bold idea for replacing lab animals: genetically-engineered whole organ systems that lack a brain. The long-term goal, says a cofounder, is to make human versions.
China Approves the First Brain Chips for Sale—and Has a Plan to Dominate the Industry
While the United States and Europe are moving cautiously forward with clinical trials, China is racing toward the commercialization of brain implants.
Japan Approves the World’s First Treatment Made With Reprogrammed Human Cells
Researchers in Japan pioneered reprogrammed cells 20 years ago. Now the country has given the first-ever authorizations to manufacture and sell medical products based on the technology.
What It’s Like to Have a Brain Implant for 5 Years
No one has had a Synchron brain-computer interface longer than Rodney Gorham. He's still finding new ways to use it.
This Chinese Startup Wants to Build a New Brain-Computer Interface—No Implant Required
Gestala is the latest company to emerge from China’s burgeoning brain-computer interface industry. It plans to access the brain with noninvasive ultrasound technology.
He Went to Prison for Gene-Editing Babies. Now He’s Planning to Do It Again
Chinese scientist He Jiankui wants to end Alzheimer’s and thinks Silicon Valley is conducting a “Nazi eugenic experiment.”
OpenAI Invests in Sam Altman’s New Brain-Tech Startup Merge Labs
Merge Labs has emerged from stealth with $252 million in funding from OpenAI and others. It aims to use ultrasound to read from and write to the brain.
Crispr Pioneer Launches Startup to Make Tailored Gene-Editing Treatments
Aurora Therapeutics, cofounded by Nobel Prize–winning scientist Jennifer Doudna, plans to use gene editing and a new FDA regulatory pathway to commercialize treatments for rare diseases.
Traces of Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA May Have Been Discovered on a Red Chalk Drawing Called ‘Holy Child’
Researchers suggest that they have recovered sequences from ancient works and letters that may belong to the Renaissance genius.