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Two sick children and a $1.5 million bill: One family’s race for a gene therapy cure

One day, gene therapy may help with the rarest of diseases. Some parents aren’t waiting. Read more »

Are we designing inequality into our genes?

Designer babies aren’t futuristic. They’re already here. Read more »

Video doorbell firm Ring says its devices slash crime—but the evidence looks flimsy

The Amazon-owned security company says neighborhoods that use its products are safer, but the studies are unclear at best Read more »

Want to know when you’re going to die?

Your life span is written in your DNA, and we’re learning to read the code. Read more »

Digital immortality: How your life’s data means a version of you could live forever

Your family and friends will be able to interact with a digital “you” that doles out advice—even when you’re gone. Read more »

We can now customize cancer cures, tumor by tumor

But can any company afford to manufacture one-off medical treatments? Read more »

Your next doctor’s appointment might be with an AI

A new wave of chatbots are replacing physicians and providing frontline medical advice—but are they as good as the real thing? Read more »

Should You Migrate Your DevOps Architecture to the Cloud?

Evolving DevOps practices will require a new level of agility and speed to deployment. Advancements in the cloud sector have organizations wondering how the two can work together. Read more »

The smartphone app that can tell you’re depressed before you know it yourself

Analyzing the way you type and scroll can reveal as much as a psychological test. Read more »

Why we can’t quit the QWERTY keyboard

We’ve been using it to type for 144 years. Here’s why it works, and what it would take for us to give it up. Read more »