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In the countdown to my second Pfizer dose, I covered my quantified self in a blanket of warm data. Here’s what happened when I pulled apart the threads.

COVID-19 caused a huge spike in demand for telehealth services, but it opened the door for bad actors as well.

Mushrooms are waiting for their moment in medicine.

Bio bags, robotic preemies, artificial wombs, and the coming revolution in postnatal care to save babies born too soon.

Despite the growing, unsolved mystery of why sperm counts around the world are declining, society still treats fertility as a female issue.

New research may shed light on political polarization—and how we could protect against the incitement of violence.

Some tech and drug enhancements are banned as unfair, but ironically they could end up leveling the playing field.

Smell training is helping those with coronavirus-related anosmia restore this vital sense.

New braintech can capture a vast amount of personal data. It’s time to think about how yours will be protected.

Can AI revolutionize the growing, billion-dollar global market for clinical alarm management in hospitals—and help save lives?

We’re more than a decade into the alt-protein revolution. Will meatless beef ever replace the real thing?

Deep learning uncovers the potential of existing medications to target different diseases.

The Wall Street giant’s big bet on Ancestry.com drives home the financial realities facing the consumer genomic revolution.

Long-lasting, bacteria-based repellent is the goal of DARPA project aiming to protect U.S. soldiers overseas.

What’s the protocol for creating a healthy new human when you subtract Earth from the equation?