Biohacking

New braintech can capture a vast amount of personal data. It’s time to think about how yours will be protected.

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The discovery of a new taste cell deepens our understanding of this complex and adaptive sensory system.

A bioengineer, a biopunk, and a biotech reporter square off onstage about our neobiological future.

How I hacked my diet using a continuous blood-glucose monitor.

Neuroscientist David Eagleman aims to give deaf people a new way to hear—and upgrade everyone else’s senses too. by Steven Kotler

Splice DNA. Live forever. Be merry.

A new device claims to go beyond sleep tracking to reset your circadian rhythm.

Survive massive trauma, lose weight in your sleep, maintain muscle strength in space — all thanks to tricks from sleeping squirrels.

Sara Riggare can’t finish her PhD because an ethics committee says she needed their approval first.

Dog breeder David Ishee thinks gene editing can spare purebreds from debilitating disorders. But getting the tech to work is just the start.

“I’m just a girl living with type 1 diabetes who got tired of waiting.”

Investors and families are counting on Onno Faber to galvanize research into neglected conditions—like the one threatening his hearing and sight.

Women suffering from hot flashes try to find relief in a device that wasn’t designed specifically for them.

Elite athletes are now maintaining their level of performance in their 40s and beyond. What can they teach the rest of us?