Why is it so hard to create new types of pain relievers?
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Who gets to decide who receives experimental medical treatments?
Max was only a toddler when his parents noticed there was “something different” about the way he moved. He was
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After 25 years of hype, embryonic stem cells are still waiting for their moment
Twenty-five years ago, in 1998, researchers in Wisconsin isolated powerful stem cells from human embryos. It was a fundamental breakthrough
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Decoding the data of the Chinese mpox outbreak
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China is suddenly dealing with another public health crisis: mpox
Hazmat suits, PCR tests, quarantines, and contact tracing—it was hard not to feel déjà vu last week when China’s Center
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This company plans to transplant pig hearts into babies next year
The baby baboon is wearing a mesh gown and appears to be sitting upright. “This little lady … looks pretty
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Revived, implanted, and analyzed—the personal stories at the heart of cutting-edge biotech
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Covid hasn’t entirely gone away—here’s where we stand
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Here’s what we know about lab-grown meat and climate change
MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you understand what’s coming
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