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Cambridge Lab Grows Human Organoids to Cut Animal Testing
Technology

Cambridge Lab Grows Human Organoids to Cut Animal Testing

UK scientists are growing miniature human organs from NHS patients' cells to replace animal tests — backed by £20 million in Medical Research Council funding.

3 min read
CRISPR Creates First Allergy-Free Dogs — For Real
Technology

CRISPR Creates First Allergy-Free Dogs — For Real

Scientists at Kindred Companion Sciences used CRISPR gene editing to knock out the main allergy-causing protein in beagle DNA, creating the world's first genuinely hypoallergenic dogs.

3 min read
AI Designs CRISPR Proteins That Outperform Nature
Technology

AI Designs CRISPR Proteins That Outperform Nature

Jennifer Doudna's UC Berkeley team used AI to engineer synthetic CRISPR nucleases that edit DNA more efficiently than any protein evolution has produced.

3 min read
Harvard Turns a Silicon Chip Into a DNA Writing Machine
Science

Harvard Turns a Silicon Chip Into a DNA Writing Machine

A new Harvard-led chip can synthesize 64 DNA sequences at once using water and enzymes instead of harsh solvents, opening a cleaner path to biotech-grade DNA.

4 min read
AlphaFold Spin-Off Raises $2.1B to Hunt Drugs With AI
Technology

AlphaFold Spin-Off Raises $2.1B to Hunt Drugs With AI

Isomorphic Labs, the DeepMind offshoot built around Nobel Prize–winning AlphaFold, just landed one of the biggest funding rounds in AI biotech to scale its drug pipeline.

2 min read