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A 16-year-old took home $75,000 for her award-winning discovery that could help revolutionize biomedical implants

Fri, 05/17/2024 - 19:14

A girl in a blue shirt with long dark hair stands in front of a science fair poster — Grace Sun took home the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair's biggest prize for her work on OECT.
Society for Science

Science, electrical, medicine, biomedicine, implants, science-fair-project, awards

This $119 houseplant is bioengineered to remove harmful air pollution in your home.

Tue, 04/30/2024 - 17:41

A plant sits in a glass of water with its roots submerged and covered in pink bacteria against a black background. — Billions of pollution-eating bacteria thrive around the roots of Neo Px, the first houseplant bioengineered to reduce indoor air pollution.
Neoplants

Science, air-pollution, houseplants, bioengineering, directed-evolution, Biotech

Montana rancher paid $4,200 to clone a dead sheep and launched a farm of super hybrids worth up to $550,000

Thu, 03/14/2024 - 18:05

An argali sheep with large horns in a forest — An argali sheep similar to the one that was cloned in Montana.
Wirestock/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Science, animal-cloning, Genetics, Biotech, lacey-act, Sheep

The controversial tech millionaire obsessed with anti-aging is undergoing $25K gene therapy not approved by the FDA

Mon, 12/25/2023 - 05:32

Bryan Johnson — Bryan Johnson is a multimillionaire with an expensive hobby of pursuing longevity.
Josh DeAngelis

Tech, health, bryan-johnson, FDA, gene-therapy, Biotech, peter-thiel

The biotech CEO who's trying to reverse aging swears by a strict diet, and spoiler alert, it involves a 'blended mush'

Fri, 09/22/2023 - 01:03

Portrait of Bryan Johnson — The biotech CEO who's trying to reverse aging swears by a strict diet, and spoiler alert, it involves a 'blended mush'
Magdalena Wosinska

Tech Insider, bryan-johnson, Biotech, Longevity, Aging, health

The CEO of Verge Genomics shares how she's overcome gender and age biases in biotech by showing people 'there can be a new way of doing things'

Thu, 08/17/2023 - 09:18

Alice Zhang is CEO and cofounder of Verge Genomics — Alice Zhang is CEO and cofounder of Verge Genomics
Verge Genomics

Healthcare, Leadership, Diversity, CEOs, The Equity Talk, Biotech, Dispensed

More than 25% of biodiversity is under our feet — but we're destroying it. A biotech startup that's raised $56 million has a plan to help save our soil.

Fri, 05/12/2023 - 09:58

Tech Insider : Technology

One Planet Banner Test — Insider

Startups, Science, Technology, One Planet, Gains in Green Tech, soil, Startup

Elizabeth Holmes ‘giggles’ about the infamously deep voice she once used — and even her partner mocks it

Mon, 05/08/2023 - 12:04

Elizabeth Holmes and Billy Evans. — Elizabeth Holmes now speaks in an "unremarkable" voice The New York Times said.
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Tech Insider, News, Elizabeth Holmes, theranos, Fraud, Biotech

An experimental drug just showed it can help slow Alzheimer's, offering new hope for patients and a major boost to pharma giant Eli Lilly

Wed, 05/03/2023 - 06:00

A technician looks at a computer screen showing a brain scan. — A brain scan.
BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Healthcare, Biotech, Drug Development, Eli Lilly, Alzheimer's Disease, Dispensed, donanemab

Bill Gates says AI is set to transform healthcare and lays out the 2 main ways it could change the field

Wed, 03/22/2023 - 10:26

Tech Insider : Technology

Bill Gates discusses his new book 'How To Prevent The Next Pandemic' onstage at 92Y on May 03, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) — Bill Gates discusses his new book 'How To Prevent The Next Pandemic' onstage at 92Y on May 03, 2022 in New York City.
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images

Healthcare, Technology, Bill Gates, AI, Biotech, Dispensed, Microsoft

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