Harris: Obsolete Bionic Eyes

Harris: Obsolete Bionic Eyes

Mark Harris (@meharris) coauthored a feature in IEEE Spectrum about retinal implants created by the company Second Sight that have been installed inside the eyes of more than 350 people, providing a crude artificial vision to people who otherwise cannot see. But...
Braun: Research and Rescue

Braun: Research and Rescue

High-tech methods make de-extinction possible, Ashley Braun writes. But how exactly does that work? And does it work out for the animals that are a genetic likeness of the extinct species? In Longreads (@Longreads), Ashley dives into the complex biological and...

James: Business in Our Genes

Personalized medicine based on our genomic data is coming, but when? Sally James looks at six Seattle companies in the competitive genetic testing market, in her latest for Seattle Business Magazine. Sally was in North Carolina at the NASW conference...