biotechnology
New 'Stentrode' Goes Deep Inside the Brain Without the Need for Brain Surgery
A new minimally invasive way of delivering electrodes into the brain's darkest corners.
Queer Artist Launches DIY Gender Hormone Biohacking Project
This artist wants queer and trans people to be able to grow their own hormones at home.
Smart Pills Powered by the Body's Chemistry Could Replace Electronic Implants
It might be possible in the next five years with the help of a biodegradable “smart pill” that’s powered by the body’s own chemistry.
Happy Birthday to Dolly the Sheep, the First Cloned Adult Mammal
Also: the birth of contemporary biotech paranoia.
There's a Literal "Museum of Shit" Opening in Italy
Featuring bioluminescent installations, methane heating, and, of course, artifacts, it's the cultural institution you always wanted (but were too afraid to ask for).
This 'DNA Labeling' Statistic-Meme and the Cost of Misinformation
A DNA warning label isn't any less informative than a GMO warning label.
A Kinetic Sculpture Arranges 804 Orbs From Order To Chaos
Using 804 rusty spheres, design studio Hypersonic have created a kinetic installation that represents the promise of biotechnology.
Geneticists Are Hacking Plants So They Can Grow in the Shade
New research portends good things for the future of not-starving, and it involves light-sensing crystals.
DARPA's New Biotech Unit Will Try to Create New Life Forms
Also: disease detectors and brain-controlled drones.
Reprogramming New Lung Cells Isn't Biohacking, But It's Closer Than Anything Else
For the first time, stem cell researchers grow new lung tissue.