Food

I Have Mixed Feelings About the Robot That Cooked My Dinner

The idea of a restaurant where a machine does the work of human hands made me cringe. Then I tried it.

By Brian Bergstein

The Bugs that Give Wine Its Flavor

Can sequencing a vineyard’s microbiome make it possible to reverse engineer a fine wine?

By Marcus Woo

A Peek Inside the Fridge of the Future

Four big ideas about where food is heading.

By Elizabeth Preston

Will You Eat CRISPR Produce?

Gene editing will make plants hardier and healthier. Hopefully people won’t freak out.

By Shelby Pope

5 Films About the Neobiological Revolution to Put in Your Queue

Get inspired by documentaries on food, human performance, and more.

By stg-neolife-staging.kinsta.cloud

Lab-Grown Dog Food Is First Step to a Clean Meat Empire

This startup’s founders eat their own kibble—and they plan to feed you someday too.

By Grace Rubenstein

So Should I Eat Apples, or Not?

Two different microbiome tests give me conflicting dietary advice. Only one lets me verify the science behind it.

By Richard Sprague

Are You a Wizard or a Prophet?

A new book argues that technology and environmentalism clash. But that’s not a useful way to think about the future.

By Diana Crow

When a Double-Chocolate Brownie is Better for You Than Quinoa

A $299 microbiome test from DayTwo turns up some counterintuitive dietary advice.

By Richard Sprague

6 Amazing Things to Watch in Synthetic Biology

Teleported molecules, custom genomes, and other innovations that will deliver on the technology’s biggest promises.

By Diana Crow

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