May 30, 2019
Conventional biomedical device manufacturing methods have several shortcomings and are limited in what they can create by geometrical, material, and mechanical barriers. But at the University of Utah College of Engineering, these barriers are being broken down by a new approach to the manufacturing of...
May 29, 2019
Imagine gene editing technology being as ubiquitous as smartphones—an editing device in every teenager’s pocket capable of altering, creating, and transforming life as we know it. It sounds like science fiction—perhaps a terrifying version of it—but so was CRISPR technology until just a few years ago in 2013....
May 29, 2019
When asked what causes crowding in the mouth and the consequent need for braces, most dentists and orthodontists will point to genetics, but they probably won’t be able to point to a significant amount of evidence in support of that position. According to Sandra Kahn, Paul Ehrlich, and a number of under-acknowledged...
May 29, 2019
Behind every pharmaceutical development and scientific discovery, there’s a story to be told, and Thomas Hager has made it his life’s work to tell those stories. His path to becoming a well-known and successful author of narrative nonfiction works began in the lab, where he would work on various projects in medical...
May 28, 2019
In this podcast, Hugo Mercier, the CEO of Dreem, discusses his company’s new product that is literally helping people get better sleep and improve their lives.
Mercier provides an overview of their groundbreaking new sleep product, a headband, an app that measures how we sleep. Sleep disturbances through the night,...