The Next Frontier for Brain Implants Is Artificial Vision
[ad_1] Brian Bussard has 25 tiny chips in his brain. They were installed in February 2022 as part of a study testing a wireless device designed to produce rudimentary vision…
He Got a Pig Kidney Transplant. Now Doctors Need to Keep It Working
[ad_1] Other than rejection of the organ, one of the most common transplant complications is infection. Doctors have to strike a balance when prescribing immunosuppressive drugs: too low a dose…
This Bag of Cells Could Grow New Livers Inside of People
[ad_1] In early experiments, Lagasse found that if he injected healthy liver cells into the lymph nodes of mice, the cells would flourish and form a second, smaller liver to…
Meet the Designer Behind Neuralink’s Surgical Robot
[ad_1] As a designer, what safety considerations did you have to think about with the Neuralink device? The primary safety considerations weren’t so much on the device but on the…
The Next Generation of Cancer Drugs Will Be Made in Space
[ad_1] During the course, King was part of a team tasked with identifying research that could be conducted in space with the best potential impact on humankind. Her team landed…
A Gene-Edited Pig Kidney Was Just Transplanted Into a Person for the First Time
[ad_1] Slayman received his first kidney transplant in 2018 from a human donor. The donor kidney initially functioned well, but Slayman started to go into kidney failure after years of…
A Pill That Kills Ticks Is a Promising New Weapon Against Lyme Disease
[ad_1] If you have a dog or cat, chances are you’ve given your pet a flavored chewable tablet for tick prevention at some point. What if you could take a…
Scientists Are Inching Closer to Bringing Back the Woolly Mammoth
[ad_1] De-extinction startup Colossal Biosciences wants to bring back the woolly mammoth. Well, not the woolly mammoth exactly, but an Asian elephant gene-edited to give it the fuzzy hair and…
2054, Part VI: Standoff at Arlington
[ad_1] 18:46 April 15, 2054 (GMT‑5) Arlington National Cemetery That night in her apartment Julia Hunt ordered in sushi and watched the coverage of Slake’s botched press conference on her…
2054, Part V: From Tokyo With Love
[ad_1] Zhao Jin cast an appraising glance at Mohammad, who moved his food around on his plate and said, “He won’t be a senator for much longer.” “No,” Zhao Jin…