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A Graphene ‘Camera’ Images the Activity of Living Heart Cells

Biosensing

A Graphene ‘Camera’ Images the Activity of Living Heart Cells

When the Next Animal Plague Hits, Can This Lab Stop It?

The Manhattan Project

When the Next Animal Plague Hits, Can This Lab Stop It?

The Race to Put Silk in Nearly Everything

Smooth Operator

The Race to Put Silk in Nearly Everything

This Brain-Controlled Robotic Arm Can Twist, Grasp&-and Feel

Touching Story

This Brain-Controlled Robotic Arm Can Twist, Grasp—and Feel

The Code Breaker Is the Crispr Chronicle You Need to Read

WIRED Q&A

The Code Breaker Is the Crispr Chronicle You Need to Read

Million-Year-Old DNA Rewrites Mammoths' Evolutionary Tree

Genomes

Million-Year-Old DNA Rewrites Mammoths' Evolutionary Tree

Nature Makes Wood. Could a Lab Make It Better?

New Leaf

Nature Makes Wood. Could a Lab Make It Better?

Forget Blood&-Your Skin Might Know If You’re Sick

Glow Up

Forget Blood—Your Skin Might Know If You’re Sick

A New Way to Restore Hand Mobility&-With an Electrified Patch

Neck Tech

A New Way to Restore Hand Mobility—With an Electrified Patch

2020 Was a Breakout Year for Crispr

Year in Review

2020 Was a Breakout Year for Crispr

Cops Are Getting a New Tool For Family-Tree Sleuthing

Genetics

Cops Are Getting a New Tool For Family-Tree Sleuthing

Meet the Microbes Living on Da Vinci’s Iconic Sketches

Bugging Out

Meet the Microbes Living on Da Vinci’s Iconic Sketches

Why It’s a Big Deal If the First Covid Vaccine Is ‘Genetic’

Public Health

Why It’s a Big Deal If the First Covid Vaccine Is ‘Genetic’

In Embryos, Crispr Can Cut Out Whole Chromosomes&-That's Bad

Gene Editing

In Embryos, Crispr Can Cut Out Whole Chromosomes—That's Bad

A Common Plant Virus Is an Unlikely Ally in the War on Cancer

Viruses

A Common Plant Virus Is an Unlikely Ally in the War on Cancer

Your ‘Ethnicity Estimate’ Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does

Genetics

Your ‘Ethnicity Estimate’ Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does

Can a Genetically Modified Bug Combat a Global Farm Plague?

Genetic Engineering

Can a Genetically Modified Bug Combat a Global Farm Plague?

Human Embryo Gene Editing Gets a Road Map&-Not a Green Light

Crispr

Human Embryo Gene Editing Gets a Road Map—Not a Green Light

Scientists Want to Ditch Formula for Lab-Grown Breast Milk

New Formula

Scientists Want to Ditch Formula for Lab-Grown Breast Milk

A Crispr Calf Is Born. It’s Definitely a Boy

Gene Editing

A Crispr Calf Is Born. It’s Definitely a Boy