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An enzyme that digests plastic could boost recycling - The Economist
A MILLION plastic bottles are sold every minute. Many are not recycled and of those that are, only a small fraction become bottles again. That is, ... (2018)
CS 522: Machine Learning AI Approaches to Decode the Human Genome | Stanford
Professor Anshul Kundaje, Seminar in AI in Healthcare (course notes) In 2003, after 10 years of work, costing about 3 billion dollars, we got a... (2018)
Turning brain signals into useful information
FOR those who reckon that brain-computer interfaces will never catch on, there is a simple answer: they already have. Well over 300,000 people worl... (2018)
Japan is embracing nursing-care robots - The Economist
AT SHINTOMI nursing home in Tokyo, men and women sit in a circle following exercise instructions before singing along to a famous children’s song, ... (2018)
Using thought to control machines | The Economist
TECHNOLOGIES are often billed as transformative. For William Kochevar, the term is justified. Mr Kochevar is paralysed below the shoulders after a ... (2018)
How Big Tech Is Going After Your Health Care - The New York Times
Apple, Google, Microsoft and other giants are accelerating their efforts to remake health care with new tracking apps, sensors and other tools. (2017)
A new age of discovery for biology | The Economist
In the era of modern science, hardly a week goes by without a big advance in biology. Although such progress will continue in 2018, it will not bri... (2017)
Special Report: Carbon-dioxide removal needs more attention
It is vital to climate stabilisation, remarkably challenging and systematically ignored | Special report (2023)
Britain doubles down on the life-sciences industry
The government vows to clear hurdles so the sector can flourish. Will it be enough? Official efforts to boost the life sciences sector are welcome,... (2023)
The Human Genome Project transformed biology | The Economist
The human genome project at 20. Epic ambition. The genomics revolution has transformed biology. Its work it’s not over yet Yet for genomics to b... (2023)
A new prosthetic hand | The Economist
It is cheaper and better than anything now available | Science & technology (2021)
Myths of Vaccine Manufacturing
In the last few days, the question of why more drug companies haven't been enlisted for vaccine production has come up. It's mostly due to this twe... (2021)
64x Bio Emerges from Stealth to Drive an Evolution in Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing
64x Bio announced today that they are emerging from stealth and are describing for the first time their proprietary VectorSelectTM platform and vision (2020)
New universe of miniproteins is upending cell biology and genetics | Science | AAAS
Tiny proteins help power muscles and provide the toxic punch to many venoms (2019)
The antibiotic industry is broken - Netflix and pills - The Economist
Take inspiration from the entertainment industry "A WORLD WITHOUT antibiotics is horrible to contemplate. They underpin much of modern medicine ... (2019)
Antibiotics biotech firms are struggling - A tough sell - The Economist
The slim rewards for new antibiotics make them a risky business "GETTING HOLD of penicillin in 1943 was a lottery in America. The “miracle drug”... (2019)
The promise and perils of synthetic biology - Redesigning life - The Economist
FOR THE past four billion years or so the only way for life on Earth to produce a sequence of DNA—a gene—was by copying a sequence it already had t... (2019)
Adding new DNA letters make novel proteins possible - The Economist
Extending the genetic code THE FUZZY specks growing on discs of jelly in Floyd Romesberg’s lab at Scripps Research in La Jolla look much like an... (2019)
Google’s Parent Has a Plan to Eliminate Mosquitoes Worldwide - Bloomberg
Bite. Breed. Die. "Silicon Valley researchers are attacking flying bloodsuckers in California's Fresno County. It's the first salvo in an unlike... (2018)
Opinion | The Dangers of DNA Testing - The New York Times
In a new study, 74 out of 108 crime laboratories implicated an innocent person in a hypothetical bank robbery. (2018)
The High-Stakes Race to Create the World's First Artificial Heart
In this exclusive excerpt from 'Ticker: The Quest to Create an Artificial Heart,' world-renowned Houston surgeon Bud Frazier races to help an ailin... (2018)
The $250 Biohack That’s Revolutionizing Life With Diabetes - Bloomberg
DIYers used a security flaw to bypass the $8.3 billion insulin delivery business with a cobbled-together artificial pancreas. (2018)
This company plans to transplant pig hearts into babies next year | MIT Technology Review
eGenesis has started transplanting gene-edited pigs’ hearts into infant baboons—and humans may be next. The company, based in Cambridge, Massach... (2023)
UM startup SimuStride aims to redefine prosthetic rehabilitation through augmented reality - Refresh Miami
UM startup SimuStride aims to redefine prosthetic rehabilitation through augmented reality - Refresh Miami (2025)
Your Next Pet Could Be a Glowing Rabbit | WIRED
Biohacker Josie Zyner’s new company, Los Angeles Project, is creating a new generation of gene-edited pets. The team has used Crispr to add a gene... (2025)
Netflix and PBS feature Ranu Jung and her Adaptive Neural Systems Laboratory Team - FIU College of Engineering
It is with great Panther Pride that we invite you to watch two recent television broadcasts featuring Ranu Jung, professor and chair of the Departm... (2023)
DoD awards FIU biomedical engineering team $6 million to expand testing of pioneering prosthetic hand system
DOD has awarded $6 million to FIU biomedical engineering professor Ranu Jung and her team to expand testing of their pioneering prosthetic hand sys... (2023)
Neuroscience: “Pop, Pop, Pop.” She Heard Her Brain in Action - Nautilus
Brain-computer interfaces are opening new possibilities. Brain-computer interface (BCI) have the potential to give people with limited mobility in... (2013)
Opportunities and challenges in the development of exoskeletons for locomotor assistance | Nature Biomedical Engineering
Exoskeletons can augment the performance of unimpaired users and restore movement in individuals with gait impairments. Knowledge of how users inte... (2023)
These prosthetics break the mold with third thumbs, spikes and superhero skins | MIT Technology Review
Prosthetics designers are coming up with new ways to help people feel more comfortable in their own skin. (2023)
Why It's Almost Impossible to Run a Two-Hour Marathon | WIRED
Three of the world's finest distance runners are about to attempt one of the greatest feats of athleticism in history: a sub two-hour marathon. To ... (2018)
Challenges in Healthcare Innovation | a16z
a16z Published on Dec 15, 2017 The U.S. spent $2.6 trillion on healthcare in 2010; this is expected to double by 2020. Why so expensive? And wh... (2018)
Biohacking our way to health with robot cells | Michael Levin
This biologist built a living robot from frog cells — and it could hold the key to the future of regenerative medicine:This interview is an episode … (2023)
What is Biomedical Engineering & Why is it the BEST Major!! Part I
Hi everyone! Being a recent graduate from TWO Ivy League universities, Harvard & Cornell University, I thought I'd talk about the field that I've s... (2023)
Career in Biomedical Engineering | Biomedical Engineers TV
An introduction to biomedical engineering and choosing as a career.All the Video Footage & Audio credits at the end of the video.Please mail us bef... (2023)
TED: How we're using AI to discover new antibiotics | Jim Collins
TED: How we're using AI to discover new antibiotics | Jim Collins (2023)
AlphaFold: The making of a scientific breakthrough
The inside story of the DeepMind team of scientists and engineers who created AlphaFold, an AI system that is recognised as a solution to "protein ... (2023)
Drew Berry: Animations of unseeable biology - TED talk
We have no ways to directly observe molecules and what they do -- Drew Berry wants to change that. At TEDxSydney he shows his scientifical... (2023)
DeepMind’s AlphaFold AI: Doing Years Of Research In Minutes!
The paper "Highly accurate protein structure prediction with #Alp... (2023)
What is Bioethics?
Many of our major advancements are thanks to some modifications made technologically, medically, and even with our DNA. However, these new technolo... (2023)
Genetic Selection is Happening Already. Here's How it Works.
Genetic Selection is Happening Already. Here's How it Works. (2023)
Elon Musk’s Neuralink Puts An AI Into Your Brain! - Two Minute Papers
Elon Musk’s Neuralink Puts An AI Into Your Brain! (2022)
Hacking bacteria to fight cancer - TEDed
Explore how synthetic biologists are programming bacteria to fight cancer by manipulating their DNA. --In 1884, an unlucky patient who had a rapidl... (2022)
How to biohack your cells to fight cancer - TEDed
Check out the science of biohacking, where biologists go into a patient’s genetic code and reprogram their immune system to recognize and fight can... (2022)
DeepMind AlphaFold: A Gift To Humanity! - Two Minute Papers
DeepMind AlphaFold: A Gift To Humanity! (2022)
Biologist Explains One Concept in 5 Levels of Difficulty - CRISPR | WIRED
WIRED 6.29M subscribers CRISPR is a new area of biomedical science that enables gene editing and could be the key to eventually curing disease... (2020)
The Inner Life of the Cell
Harvard University selected XVIVO to develop an animation that would take their cellular biology students on a journey through the microscopic worl... (2019)
Engineering the Genome: Challenges and Opportunities in the Next Wave of Medicine - a16z
Technology’s ability to rewrite our genetic code is becoming one of the most powerful therapeutic arsenals of all time. We’ve gone from small molec... (2019)
Advice for Biotech Founders - A Conversation with Elizabeth Iorns - YC Startup School
YC Partner Adora Cheung talks to Science Exchange Co-Founder and CEO Elizabeth Iorns about her experience as a biotech startup founder. Learn more.... (2018)
Siddhartha Mukherjee on the future of disease and diagnostics
Will artificial intelligence change what it means to be human? Cancer physician, researcher, and author Siddhartha Mukherjee joins the podcast to h... (2023)
Can We Program Our Cells? - Michael Elowitz, a professor of biology and bioengineering at Caltech - The Joy of Why
Listen to this episode from The Joy of Why on Spotify. Making living cells blink fluorescently like party lights may sound frivolous. But the demon... (2023)
ADHD & How Anyone Can Improve Their Focus | Episode 37 - Huberman Lab | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from Huberman Lab on Spotify. In this episode, I discuss ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder): what it is, the co... (2022)
Controlling Your Dopamine For Motivation, Focus & Satisfaction | Episode 39 - Huberman Lab | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from Huberman Lab on Spotify. This episode serves as a sort of “Dopamine Masterclass”. I discuss the immensely powerful chem... (2022)
Time Perception & Entrainment by Dopamine, Serotonin & Hormones | Episode 46 - Huberman Lab | Podcast on Spotify
Listen to this episode from Huberman Lab on Spotify. In this episode, I discuss how our brain and body track time and the role that neurochemicals,... (2022)
Bio Eats World: The Theory of a Thousand Brains - Andreessen Horowitz
In this episode, we talk with Jeff Hawkins—an entrepreneur and scientist, known for inventing some of the earliest handheld computers, the Palm and... (2021)
The Biology of Aging: Introducing Bio Eats World (ep 1) - Andreessen Horowitz
Listen to this episode from a16z Podcast on Spotify. Welcome to the first episode of Bio Eats World, a brand new podcast all about h... (2020)
a16z Podcast: Preventing Pandemics with Genomic Epidemiology
On the podcast we speak with Trevor Bedford, Associate Professor at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, about changes in scientific communi... (2020)
a16z Podcast: Putting AI in Medicine, in Practice – Andreessen Horowitz
There’s been a lot of talk about technology — and AI, deep learning, and machine learning specifically — finally reaching the healthcare sector. Bu... (2017)
Dani Clode Design - prosthetics design
An augmentation designer exploring the future body (2023)
Examine - Evidence-based Analysis on Supplements & Nutrition
Examine simplifies nutrition and supplementation — through meticulous analysis of the latest scientific research — to help answer your questions on... (2023)