Paolo Pontoniere

Foods genetically edited using CRISPR technology are beginning to hit store shelves. How are they different from GMOs?

Mounting evidence shows a paradoxical link between the pursuit of joy and depression.

The presence of certain bacteria in saliva may be linked to suicidal ideation—so what should we do with that?

Changes in the gut microbiome of infants can induce fear—and possibly anxiety and depression later in life.

Mori’s silk protein coating for food promises to also reduce the global waste stream and cut down on plastic packaging.

An interview with MIT biologist David Sun Kong—on science, activism, and how biotechnology can empower ordinary people.

Demand from body builders, neonatal intensive care units, and Big Pharma fuels synbio substitutions for the goodness of breast milk.

What your doormat, body odor, or wandering gaze can tell us that we don’t already know.

Major corporations are applying the lessons of cognitive neuroscience to get the American public buying.

Next-generation wearable sensors will combine biochemical and physiological metrics.