Everything We Know About Neuralink’s Brain Implant Trial

Elon Musk’s neurotech startup announced that it is now seeking patients with paralysis to test a brain-computer interface. Read more »

High Blood Pressure Is the World’s Biggest Killer. Now There’s a Plan to Tackle It

Once considered a disease of the affluent, hypertension now affects a third of all adults. The WHO wants nations to get organized to combat it. Read more »

DeepMind’s New AI Can Predict Genetic Diseases

AlphaMissense, a new model from Google’s artificial intelligence team, analyzes the effects of DNA mutations and will accelerate research into rare diseases. Read more »

Chinese Spies Infected Dozens of Networks With Thumb Drive Malware

Security researchers found USB-based Sogu espionage malware spreading within African operations of European and US firms. Read more »

How To Find a Job and Get Hired as a Remote Health Coach 

In an age where the lines between the digital realm and physical spaces blur more every day, the healthcare industry hasn’t been left behind. Remote healthcare jobs, once a novel concept, have... Read more »

Here Come the Glow-in-the-Dark Houseplants

Startup Light Bio has created a bioluminescent petunia using mushroom genes and plans to start shipping the plants next spring. Read more »

There’s an Alternative to the Infinite Scroll

It’s easy to feel like there’s no escape from doomscrolling. The classical Chinese handscroll suggests otherwise. Read more »

Crispr Pioneer Jennifer Doudna Has the Guts to Take On the Microbiome

The world-famous biochemist is ready to tackle everything from immune disorders and mental illness to climate change—all by altering microbes in the digestive tract. Read more »