Science

How turning off one gene causes mice to grow 6 legs
A study of embryo development in mice led to the creation of a mutant mouse fetus with an extra pair of legs in place of genitals.
This startup is trying to solve lab-grown meat’s biggest problem
A biotech startup has developed a new kind of bioreactor that could help increase cultivated meat production.
In a future with brain-computer interfaces like Elon Musk’s Neuralink, we may need to rethink freedom of thought
In a future with more “mind reading,” thanks to computer-brain interfaces, we may need to rethink freedom of thought.
The experimental procedure that can reverse blindness
Series| Superhuman
Reversing blindness
Could your brain regenerate like skin?
The drug detecting napkin
Meet the man with the most advanced prosthetic arm in the world
How to rebuild a broken brain
Conor Russomanno on exploring our limits
Series| Superhuman
Open sourcing the brain
Meet the mom curing her daughter's incurable disease
Series| Superhuman
The promise of gene therapy