Biotechnology and health

A pivotal meeting on vaccine guidance is underway—and former CDC leaders are alarmed

Update Friday 6am ET: The advisory CDC panel recommended that children under the age of 4 do not receive the

Artificial intelligence can draw cat pictures and write emails. Now the same technology can compose a working genome. A research

Last year, I added my DNA profile to a private genealogical database, FamilyTreeDNA, and clicked “Yes” to allow the police

A baby boy born over the weekend holds the new record for the “oldest baby.” Thaddeus Daniel Pierce, who arrived

It has been a grim few months for the Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) community. There had been some excitement when,

This week we heard that eight babies have been born in the UK following an experimental form of IVF that

Eight babies have been born in the UK thanks to a technology that uses DNA from three people: the two

This week I’m sending congratulations to two sets of parents in South Africa. Babies Milayah and Rossouw arrived a few

When Jim O’Neill was nominated to be the second in command at the US Department of Health and Human Services,

In today's interconnected world, learning a second language has become more important than ever. It is not only a valuable