biotech

Drugs like Ozempic now make up 5% of prescriptions in the US

US doctors write billions of prescriptions each year. During 2024, though, one type of drug stood out—“wonder drugs” known as

A healthy heart beats at a steady rate, between 60 and 100 times a minute. That’s not the case for

They say you learn more from failure than success. If so, this is the story for you: MIT Technology Review’s

Under a slice-of-heaven sky, 150 acres of rolling green hills stretch off into the distance. About a dozen people—tree enthusiasts,

Dried cells—it’s what’s for dinner. At least that’s what a new crop of biotech startups, armed with carbon-guzzling bacteria and

In the decade-long fight to control CRISPR, the super-tool for modifying DNA, it’s been common for lawyers to try to

Your breath can give away a lot about you. Each exhalation contains all sorts of compounds, including possible biomarkers for

A US agency pursuing moonshot health breakthroughs has hired a researcher advocating an extremely radical plan for defeating death. His

MIT Technology Review’s What’s Next series looks across industries, trends, and technologies to give you a first look at the

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