Longevity labs, “immortality islands” and grapeseed pills are part of China’s national project to conquer aging, despite sometimes shaky science and extravagant claims.
Tag: Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Chinese Spy Agency Rising to Challenge the C.I.A.
The ambitious Ministry of State Security is deploying A.I. and other advanced technology to go toe-to-toe with the United States, even as the two nations try to pilfer each other’s scientific secrets.
Can Africa Get Close to Vaccine Independence? Here’s What It Will Take.
Leaders on the continent have vowed that if there is another pandemic, they won’t be shut out of the vaccine market.
Inside the High-Stakes Race to Test the Covid Tests
Researchers in Atlanta have helped the federal government evaluate dozens of Covid tests and pioneer a new model for developing novel diagnostics.
Why Nasal Covid Vaccines May Make Better Boosters
Nasal vaccines under development around the world may make better boosters by stopping the coronavirus in the airways.
The Kunga Was a Status Symbol Long Before the Thoroughbred
A new study finds the first known instance of a human-engineered hybrid, bred from a donkey and a Syrian wild ass 4,500 years ago.
U.S. Cracks Down on Firms Said to Aid China’s Repression of Minorities
The Commerce and Treasury Departments put new restrictions on an array of companies and institutions that they said were misusing biotechnology.
Glowing Bacteria May One Day Protect People From Landmines
Researchers in Israel have recently detailed progress in developing sensors that light up in the presence of a chemical linked to land mines and other deadly explosives.
Roundup Maker to Pay $10 Billion to Settle Cancer Suits
Bayer faced tens of thousands of claims linking the weedkiller to cases of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Some of the money is set aside for future cases.
Moderna Vaccine Trial: How Upbeat Coronavirus News Fueled a Stock Surge
The desperate hunt for treatments and vaccines has changed how researchers, regulators, drug companies like Moderna, investors and journalists do their jobs.