Genetic Engineering – Page 5

We’ve Been Talking About the Lab-Leak Hypothesis All Wrong

When are we going to get more serious about the highest-security labs?

Genetically Modified Trees Planted in U.S. Forest for First Time

Living Carbon, a biotechnology company, hopes its seedlings can help manage climate change. But wider use of its trees may be elusive.

The Medicine Is a Miracle, but Only if You Can Afford It

A wave of new treatments have cured devastating diseases. When the costs are too much, even for the insured, patients hunt for other ways to pay.

A Dilemma for Governments: How to Pay for Million-Dollar Therapies

A wave of transformative but hugely expensive treatments is challenging the budgets of health systems in wealthy nations. Now countries with far fewer resources are wrestling with how to cover the therapies.

Sickle Cell Cure Brings Mix of Anxiety and Hope

Some people who have long lived with the disease say they worry about living as a healthy person, while others worry about the obstacles to getting treatment.