Articles by

Emily Mullin

We Finally Know Where Neuralink’s Brain Implant Trial Is Happening

Elon Musk’s brain-implant company Neuralink has chosen the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, as the initial...

The Next Frontier for Brain Implants Is Artificial Vision

Brian Bussard has 25 tiny chips in his brain. They were installed in February 2022 as part...

He Got a Pig Kidney Transplant. Now Doctors Need to Keep It Working

Richard Slayman made history on March 16 by becoming the first living person to receive a genetically...

This Bag of Cells Could Grow New Livers Inside of People

For the first time, scientists are attempting to grow a new, miniature liver inside of a person....

Meet the Designer Behind Neuralink’s Surgical Robot

Afshin Mehin has become the go-to designer for companies working on devices that aim to tap into...

The Real Reason Some Abortion Pill Patients Go to the ER

Today the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in a consequential case that threatens...

A Gene-Edited Pig Kidney Was Just Transplanted Into a Person for the First Time

In a world first, surgeons in Boston have transplanted a genetically altered pig kidney into a 62-year-old...

Watch Neuralink’s First Human Subject Demonstrate His Brain-Computer Interface

On Wednesday, Neuralink introduced the first human subject to receive the company’s brain implant, a 29-year-old man...