People are stockpiling umbilical cord blood without really knowing what it does By Mikkael A. Sekeres/MIT Press Reader / Aug 14, 2020
Scientists can now swap out bad spinal discs with lab-grown alternatives—at least in goats By Kat Eschner / Nov 24, 2018
U.S. science advisory committee supports genetic modification of human embryos By Claire Maldarelli / Feb 15, 2017
A stomach grown in a petri dish could help scientists understand our guts By Claire Maldarelli / Jan 5, 2017
Using a Lab-Grown Trachea, Surgeons Conduct the World’s First Synthetic Organ Transplant By Clay Dillow
Gene Editing These organisms have a natural gene-editing system that could be more useful than CRISPR By Laura Baisas
Gene Editing It’s easier than ever to make DNA from scratch—but what are the risks? By Michael Schulson/Undark
Gene Editing A genetics startup wants to bring the Tasmanian tiger back from extinction By Laura Baisas
Gene Editing The first US trial to release GMO mosquitoes just ended. Here’s how it went. By Hannah Seo
Gene Editing A ‘living’ cancer drug helped two patients stay disease-free for a decade By Kate Baggaley
Vaccines Do I need a COVID booster? And all of your other questions answered. By Arthur Allen/KFF Health News
Vaccines Meningitis shot that fights 5 different strains shows promise in latest trial By Laura Baisas
Vaccines White House invests $5 billion in new COVID vaccines and treatments as national emergency ends By Laura Baisas