FDA authorizes cheap rapid at-home COVID-19 tests
This clears the way for large groups of people to self-test for COVID-19 and get results quickly.
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Amazon is mass-producing face shields to sell to frontline workers
Amidst criticism that it isn’t doing enough to protect its own employees.
Studies suggest cellphone radiation doesn't threaten humans
Not that they're providing definitive answers.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
Robotic exoskeletons improve mobility for kids with cerebral palsy
The researchers hope to use the tech for walking and long-term therapy.
NIH might start funding human-animal chimera studies
As you can guess, these experiments raise a lot of ethical concerns.
First US CRISPR gene editing trial in humans seeks approval
The federal board in charge of monitoring cutting-edge human experiments is meeting next week to discuss the gene-editing technique.
Alcohol measuring wristband wins government competition
BACtrack Skyn detects alcohol levels from your sweat.
President Obama wants US to 'reignite its spirit of innovation'
He also aims to cure cancer and address climate change.
World's first in-human gene-editing treatment will tackle hemophilia
This controversial medical method could prevent people from spontaneously bleeding to death internally.
