Marcus Woo

Take These Drugs to Get to Mars

Space brain and other cosmic problems demand new kinds of pharmaceutical protection.

By Marcus Woo

The Bugs that Give Wine Its Flavor

Can sequencing a vineyard’s microbiome make it possible to reverse engineer a fine wine?

By Marcus Woo

You Can Rescue Medical Breakthroughs from the Valley of Death

Halo Cures, a crowdfunding startup, will usher new drugs and devices through the rockiest stage of development.

By Marcus Woo

The Genetically Engineered Astronaut

Can we create people who are optimized for ultra-long space travel?

By Marcus Woo