Biohacking

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.

Splice DNA. Live forever. Be merry.

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

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.