Biology
Scientists physically "transplant" a memory in snails
The experiment breaks the conventional wisdom about what memories are made of.
These bacteria-eating sewer viruses are saving lives
The world discovered phages before antibiotics, but these lowly sewer viruses are getting renewed attention in the...
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On the Fringe
Freezing bodies for the future
Alcor CEO Max More knows most people don't believe cryonics will work. But More thinks we can't afford not to try.
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On the Fringe
Growing human organs in pigs
Twenty people die every day in the U.S. waiting for an organ transplant. There aren’t enough organs for the 100,000...
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On the Fringe
Can snot help stop the flu?
The flu is a really tough target. The virus evolves far too fast to really pin it down. If only they could slow it...
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On the Fringe
A stranger's poop could save your life
is pretty gross. We do everything we can to avoid it. But thanks to the burgeoning field of fecal transplants,...
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On the Fringe
Searching for cures in a sewer
Yale researcher Ben Chan spends a lot of time doing what most people would avoid at all costs. He travels the world...
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Wrong
Beware the Frankenbabies!
Frightening predictions almost stopped the invention that has helped millions of families.
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Superhuman
Reversing blindness
Vanna was legally blind. Now she can see. Hear her inspiring story and meet the amazing doctors who gave her back her sight.