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This little boy from Cuba got the first approved gene therapy for skin disease

"I think it is really exciting, but I do worry about how durable the treatment is," says Denitsa Milanova, founder of a Boston startup, Marble Therapeutics, which also works on gene...

This new genome map tries to capture all human genetic variation

But the job wasn’t done. A year later, the triumph was announced again, this time with the formal publication of a “draft” of “the genetic blueprint for a human being.” In...

Policing the metaverse, and the dangers of extreme climate solutions

When Ravi Yekkanti puts on his headset to go to work, he never knows what the day spent in virtual reality will bring. Who might he meet? Will a child’s voice...

The Download: recycling batteries, and augmented reality hits stores

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Why your iPhone 17 might come with a recycled battery Lithium-ion batteries...

Making the world a data-driven place with the cloud

Kim: Yeah. This is the really amazing thing about the cloud because once the data's all there, amazing things can be done with it and innovation is happening like crazy. And...

Toxic chemicals, and Russia’s cyberwar tactics

What are chemical pollutants doing to our bodies? It’s a timely question given that last week, people in Philadelphia cleared grocery shelves of bottled water after a toxic leak from a...

Google just launched Bard, its answer to ChatGPT—and it wants you to make it better

Google has a lot riding on this launch. Microsoft partnered with OpenAI to make an aggressive play for Google’s top spot in search. Meanwhile, Google blundered straight out of the gate...

Biased AI warnings, and experimental CRISPR therapies

Meredith Broussard is unusually well placed to dissect the ongoing hype around AI. She’s a data scientist and associate professor at New York University, and she’s been one of the leading...
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