Biotech Regulation

AI-Designed Virus: Pace and Peril

A reported AI-designed bacteriophage has thrust into public view how quickly computation can generate novel genomes — and renewed debate about biosafety, dual use and governance. Feb 06, 2026

Science

Universal Kidney Created to Match Any Blood Type

Researchers report converting a donor kidney to universal type O using targeted enzymes and transplanting it into a brain‑dead recipient. The result—published in Nature Biomedical… Feb 06, 2026

Science

World’s Tiniest Wireless Brain Implant

Three recent research teams have pushed brain implants in different directions: a salt-grain-sized optical recorder, a paper-thin high-bandwidth cortical chip, and injectable cell… Jan 29, 2026

Genetics

AlphaFold 3 and the Biological Singularity

AlphaFold 3 — the new generation of DeepMind’s protein-prediction AI — promises to model proteins, nucleic acids and small molecules together and is already reshaping drug discove… Jan 29, 2026

Genetics

AI Designs DNA Switches to Control Genes

Generative models are now creating synthetic DNA enhancers and genetic circuits that reliably switch genes on or off in specific mammalian cells, accelerating therapy design while… Jan 27, 2026

Genetics

Myriad MRD Detects Cancer DNA at 1‑ppm

Myriad Genetics will roll out its Precise MRD blood test to select clinicians in March 2026 after studies showed circulating tumor DNA detection down to one part-per-million and s… Jan 27, 2026

Science

Injectable Nanorobots: From Lab Curiosities to Cancer Tools

Recent laboratory studies show several routes for injectable 'nanorobots' to reach and disrupt tumors in animals — but important biological, manufacturing and regulatory hurdles r… Jan 15, 2026

Physics

Neuralink Says Full‑Body Restoration Possible

Elon Musk this week said Neuralink implants could restore “full body functionality” for people with spinal cord injuries. This article examines the claim, the company's trial prog… Jan 04, 2026

Genetics

Cancer-linked Donor Affects 197 European Children

An investigation this week found sperm from an anonymous donor carrying a TP53 mutation linked to Li‑Fraumeni syndrome was used to conceive at least 197 children across Europe, ra… Dec 11, 2025

Genetics

‘Have Your Best Baby’: The New IVF Market

A New York ad campaign from a start‑up promising to screen embryos for height, IQ and disease has reignited a debate about polygenic embryo selection, the science behind it and th… Dec 10, 2025

Genetics

Silicon Valley’s Push to Edit Embryos

A new San Francisco startup backed by tech billionaires is exploring embryo gene editing to prevent hereditary disease — a move that has reignited ethical, legal, and scientific d… Nov 17, 2025

Articles about Biotech Regulation

AI-Designed Virus: Pace and Peril

Universal Kidney Created to Match Any Blood Type

World’s Tiniest Wireless Brain Implant

AlphaFold 3 and the Biological Singularity

AI Designs DNA Switches to Control Genes

Myriad MRD Detects Cancer DNA at 1‑ppm

Injectable Nanorobots: From Lab Curiosities to Cancer Tools

Neuralink Says Full‑Body Restoration Possible

Cancer-linked Donor Affects 197 European Children

‘Have Your Best Baby’: The New IVF Market

Silicon Valley’s Push to Edit Embryos