Health

Scientists and other creators tell us about the developments they’re watching for and the conversations they’ll be starting.

Splice DNA. Live forever. Be merry.

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

Manufactured meat may be safer and better — but first, producers need to get rid of the icky ingredients.

Sequencing services for pets may shed light on human aging, allergies, and mental health.

Gene tests for antidepressants are going mainstream — and getting more confusing. Here’s a guide.

Soon, precision medicine could help you avoid expensive, risky procedures that you may not need.

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

No more metal: Living electrodes promise safer, better ways to fix injuries and disease and grow new links between man and machine.

There’s gold in your gut—and startups are mining it with microbiome science. The biggest hurdle? Stool doesn’t scale.

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

Newly discovered variants let women predict their fertility — and overall health.

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

Antibacterial compounds are no longer in your hand soap, but they’re in your floors, your walls, and in your body.

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