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Gene-Editing Technology Offers New Ways to Create the Dogs of Our Dreams
Technologies like CRISPR are giving us new ways to create the dogs of our dreams — and a reason to reckon with our past mistakes.
Posted on 31 August 2026 | 5:50 pm
Europe Hurries to Fund More Cutting-Edge Businesses to Compete With China and U.S.
European governments, facing a nearly $1 trillion gap in investment funding, are casting a wide net to back start-ups developing pioneering technologies.
Posted on 19 August 2026 | 11:02 am
After 2 Plasma Donor Deaths, Company Pauses Clinics in Canada
Grifols, a Spanish company, said “unfounded attention” on its blood plasma business in Canada had led it to temporarily end collections at 17 clinics.
Posted on 14 August 2026 | 1:41 am
Prediction Market Betting on Drug Trials and Approvals Sparks Concern About Undermining Research
Prediction markets on Kalshi and Polymarket now let people wager money on drug approvals. Kalshi also plans to allow bets on clinical trial results.
Posted on 31 July 2026 | 6:57 pm
Mary-Dell Chilton Dies at 87; Helped Create First Genetically Modified Plant
In 1982, she led the research team that figured out how to genetically alter plants, a discovery that would eventually transform global agriculture.
Posted on 16 July 2026 | 6:38 pm
The New Race to Find Treatments for Measles
As vaccination rates decline, biotech companies see a potential new market for measles drugs.
Posted on 17 June 2026 | 4:56 pm
Better Sex, Better Hair, Better Sleep: ‘Humanmaxxing’ Is Here
The biotech billionaire who wants to rebuild your body and blow your mind.
Posted on 12 June 2026 | 2:35 pm
Better Sex, Better Hair, Better Sleep: ‘Humanmaxxing’ Is Here
The biotech billionaire who wants to rebuild your body and blow your mind.
Posted on 12 June 2026 | 4:08 am
As Ebola Spreads in East Africa, Will China Step Up?
China is well positioned to help stop the deadly virus, and could move into a gap left by U.S. retreat.
Posted on 7 June 2026 | 9:02 am
China’s Rise in Drug Development Looms Over U.S.
Clinical trials in China are getting attention at an international oncology gathering in Chicago. China’s surging biotechnology industry is fueling alarm that U.S. dominance in the field is waning.
Posted on 31 May 2026 | 6:07 pm