In the weeks after Neuralink installed its brain implant in an initial participant, the device started to have problems.

I spoke with experts who said it may be due to Neuralink's unique design. wired.com/story/neuralin…

Seems like a good use of science. 404media.co/scientists-use…

China was once zipping ahead of the US in clinical trials of #CRISPR therapies. The CRISPR baby scandal of 2018 stalled the country's progress. Now, a resurgence of gene editing trials are underway at Chinese biotechs. Read more in my article for Endpoints News:

endpts.com/after-crispr-b…

A number of companies now 'print' and ship synthetic DNA on the cheap. Many companies already check what sequences are being ordered and who's ordering them—but not all.

A new White House policy aims to get DNA providers on the same page:
wired.com/story/syntheti…

WIRED is hiring a senior writer to cover China. Details here: condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeCar…

Brian Bussard went blind in 2016. In 2022, he had 25 tiny chips installed in his brain which give him a limited sense of sight.

I wrote about the state of brain implants to 'restore' vision: wired.com/story/the-next…

Since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, more women have been crossing the border to Mexico for abortion medications and procedures.

🔗 wired.trib.al/vvry047 // 📷 Carlos Barrera

Donor livers are in short supply. What if it were possible to grow a new one inside someone instead? A volunteer just became the first person to get an injection of cells to turn one of their lymph nodes into a second liver: wired.com/story/cells-gr…

Afshin Mehin of Card79 has helped design Neuralink's surgical robot, a headset for Alzheimer's, and a wearable to induce lucid dreaming. I spoke with him about what it's like designing some of the most futuristic brain devices. wired.com/story/designer…

The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments tomorrow in the next big fight over abortion—and access to the abortion drug mifepristone is in jeopardy. Here's Emily Mullin and I on the stakes, and what you need to know: wired.com/story/abortion…

A 62-year-old man with kidney failure just became the first person to receive a genetically altered pig kidney.

We can expect more of these transplants soon. My story for WIRED: wired.com/story/genetica…

Neuralink just introduced the first human subject to get its brain implant, a 29-year-old man who became paralyzed after a diving accident 8 years ago:
wired.com/story/neuralin…

What if you could take a pill before you went hiking or on your next camping trip to prevent Lyme disease? A tick-killing tablet looks promising in a small trial: wired.com/story/pill-kil…

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Headed to #SXSW this weekend? Make sure to catch WIRED's own Emily Mullin taking part in a panel discussion on the brave new world of CRISPR-modified food on Friday, March 8th at 11:30am! wired.trib.al/Jz6HGp6

Could a headset that delivers sound and flashing lights treat Alzheimer's? Results from a small trial hint that it may have cognitive benefits: wired.com/story/cognito-…

Their fertility treatments on pause, some Alabama IVF patients are rapidly losing time to have a child after the state's recent Supreme Court ruling. With Brian Barrett: wired.com/story/alabama-…