Articles by

Emily Mullin

They Had PTSD. A Psychedelic Called Ibogaine Helped Them Get Better

After multiple deployments with the US Army Special Forces, Joe Hudak returned home in 2011 changed by...

A Gel Injected Into the Scrotum Could Be the Next Male Contraceptive

Vasectomies are on the rise, but not all men are ready to commit to a permanent form...

The Race to Put Brain Implants in People Is Heating Up

In September, Elon Musk’s brain-implant company Neuralink announced the much-anticipated news that it would start recruiting volunteers...

The Age of Crispr Medicine Is Here

Jimi Olaghere used to end up in the emergency room so often that the hospital reserved a...

In a World First, a Patient’s Antibody Cells Were Just Genetically Engineered

Our B cells help prevent us from getting sick. Their job is to make antibodies, immune system...

The First Crispr Medicine Is Now Approved in the US

The US Food and Drug Administration today approved a first-of-its kind medical treatment that uses Crispr gene...

Want to Store a Message in DNA? That’ll Be $1,000

You probably keep a backup of important personal files, photos, and videos on a flash drive or...

A Cutting-Edge Cancer Treatment May Cause Cancer. The FDA Is Investigating

The US Food and Drug Administration says it is investigating cases in which some patients who received...