Biotechnology

Biotechnology

Green decorative geometric shape with the text "Rewriting the Rules of Life" written in black serif font across the center on a light green background.
15mins
“Until very recently, I thought I would die with the same genome that I was born with.”
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13mins
“Over the last 10 or 15 years, scientists have really started to understand the fundamental underlying biology of the aging process. And they broke this down into 12 hallmarks of aging.”
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7mins
This biologist built a living robot from frog cells — and it could hold the key to the future of regenerative medicine.
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5mins
Evolution doesn’t fix things — it reinvents them. A biologist explains.
John Templeton Foundation
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4mins
Forget AI. Gene editing is still our most powerful — and dangerous — technology.
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5mins
CRISPR’s gene drive can defy evolution. Here’s how, explained by Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna.
John Templeton Foundation
A digital, wireframe illustration of a DNA double helix strand is displayed against a black background, evoking concepts from quantum biology.
Are physicists about to decode a mysterious field of science that could have huge implications for your health?
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A person in a red robe sits outdoors holding an hourglass, surrounded by greenery and a body of water, symbolizing predictions for the future.
What lies in store for humanity? Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku explains how different life will be for your descendants—and maybe your future self, if the timing works out.
John Templeton Foundation
white rhino extinction
6mins
Poachers drove the Northern White Rhino to extinction. One scientist and her “frozen zoo” are on a mission to bring them back.
using viruses as medicine
This Yale researcher is creating an experimental therapy for cystic fibrosis made from viruses - and it’s working.