Ethics

As our understanding of the genome evolves, the metaphors we use to describe it should, too.

Low levels of the naturally occurring, soft shiny metal could reduce violence and enhance moods for all.

Juan Enriquez explores the possibility and inevitable risks of human speciation.

As Western medicine brings psychedelics into mainstream use, a growing movement is innovating new business models grounded in reciprocity and inclusion.

These scholars of color combine scientific inquiry and social justice.

Steve Ramirez wants to zap bad memories and upgrade good ones.

George Church and Ramez Naam on the limitations of evolution, the power of matchmaking, and why we should send single-cell computers into deep space.

Gene editing scrambles a family's connections in this original sci-fi story for NEO.LIFE.

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

A Chinese scientist engineered kids to resist HIV. Here are other changes that could be on the feature list for Humanity 2.0.

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

Lucy McRae provokes us to vividly imagine alternate futures.

After watching medical records get traded for billions of dollars, a tech entrepreneur says he can help you grab a share of the bounty.

An electrical-stimulation technology with promising new uses comes from a dark age that still has a lot to teach us.

I am not afraid of the prospect of editing human genes. If we do it thoughtfully, it can be a gift to future generations.