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A California-startup focused on genetically editing human embryos — a step toward creating so-called designer babies — is raising money as many of Silicon Valley’s ultra-rich turn their attention to ...

Pomplamoose is a music duo best known for its fun and creative pop covers and original songs. Formed by Nataly Dawn and Jack Conte, it became popular on YouTube, gaining millions of views for its ...

Natalie Dawn and Jack Conte of Pomplamoose performing at Bing Concert Hall. Photo by Avi Bagla. On Saturday night, pop duo Pomplamoose shined at Bing Concert Hall. Stanford graduates Jack Conte ’06 ...

The school sitcom has found new life on Netflix after being canceled not once but twice during its original run Ron Batzdorff/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty A.P. Bio may have been canceled two ...

The biotech company has developed a climate-friendly fertilizer, and farmers are buying it. Pivot Bio is using genetically edited microbes to deliver just the right amount of nitrogen to crops, ...

Biogen is placing a $1.15 billion bet on Chris Viehbacher’s diversification vision. The upfront payment has secured Biogen a deal to buy Human Immunology Biosciences (HI-Bio), a biotech that is ...

It’s no secret that U.S. biopharma companies rely on Chinese contractors to provide lab research and drug manufacturing services. However, the exact size of this intersection is relatively unclear.

The bio-pic is a genre of extremes. The best ones share a uniquely powerful artistic authority, but merely ordinary ones are truly disheartening. The trouble isn’t only that of inflated prestige; ...

Isaacson, a former editor of TIME and an acclaimed biographer of Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein, among others, is the author of the new book Elon Musk In an excerpt from a new podcast, On Musk with ...

To those readers who prize "relatability," Catherine Lacey's latest novel may as well come wrapped in a barbed wire book jacket. There is almost nothing about Biography of X, as this novel is called, ...