biotechnology

Tech

Chemical Hacking Lets Skin Cells Beat as Heart Cells

04.27.16

By Michael Byrne
Tech

New ‘Stentrode’ Goes Deep Inside the Brain Without the Need for Brain Surgery

02.13.16

By Michael Byrne
Tech

Queer Artist Launches DIY Gender Hormone Biohacking Project

11.30.15

By Kari Paul
Tech

Smart Pills Powered by the Body’s Chemistry Could Replace Electronic Implants

09.21.15

By Emiko Jozuka
Tech

Happy Birthday to Dolly the Sheep, the First Cloned Adult Mammal

07.05.15

By Michael Byrne
Tech

Where Was the World in ‘Jurassic World’?

06.15.15

By Becky Ferreira
Entertainment

There’s a Literal “Museum of Shit” Opening in Italy

05.11.15

By Rubén Moldes
Tech

This ‘DNA Labeling’ Statistic-Meme and the Cost of Misinformation

01.18.15

By Michael Byrne
Entertainment

A Kinetic Sculpture Arranges 804 Orbs From Order To Chaos

08.26.14

By Johnny Magdaleno
Tech

Geneticists Are Hacking Plants So They Can Grow in the Shade

08.05.14

By Michael Byrne
Tech

DARPA’s New Biotech Unit Will Try to Create New Life Forms

04.01.14

By Meghan Neal
Tech

Reprogramming New Lung Cells Isn’t Biohacking, But It’s Closer Than Anything Else

12.08.13

By Michael Byrne

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Music

Remember When Rick Rubin Held a Surprisingly Star-Studded Fake Funeral Connected to His Pioneering Hip Hop Label?

From Reverend Al Sharpton officiating, to a New Orleans-style procession, to a repast at a bowling alley, no one holds a fake funeral like Rick Rubin.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

3 Psych-Rock Albums That Sound Just as Good Today as They Did in Their Prime

These wildly underrated psych-rock albums still hold up decades later.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Life

‘Uniboob’ Is an Actual Medical Condition. Here’s How It Happens.

Doctors call it “bread-loafing.” Make of that what you will.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

The 37% Rule Says This Is How Many People You Should Date Before Choosing One

Get enough experience to know what you actually want

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

If You Feel Guilty All the Time, You Probably Have a High IQ. Here’s Why.

Of course Freud is involved.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike