Knowledge

4 Ways to Keep the Momentum Rolling on Mental Health

aweGene | 29 March

Mental health is a key ingredient of human capital, but has remained one of the most neglected areas of health. For example, countless millions of people are

A New Anti-Aging Therapy Is Starting Its First Human Trial

aweGene | 27 March

Recent research on longevity is making the idea of an elixir of life sound increasingly plausible. But a startup that’s started selling a $1 million anti-

Two-thirds of People Experiencing a Mental Health Challenge go Unsupported

aweGene | 27 March

Where to draw the line between policing and protecting is an age-old ethical dilemma, and one that’s felt keenly when it comes to mental health.A range of

Where Will Evolution Take Us in the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

aweGene | 26 March

The study of evolution allows us to reconstruct the past and to understand how life evolved from simple to complex organisms. Evolutionary reasoning can help

The Prickly Debate on Germline Gene Therapy, and Moving It Forward

aweGene | 25 March

In 2016, a healthy baby boy came screaming into the world in a Mexican clinic. Harboring DNA from three parents, the baby had had his genes

How to Battle an Epidemic? Digitize Its DNA and Share It With the World

aweGene | 24 March

A nightmarish scene was burnt into my memory nearly two decades ago: Changainjie, Beijing’s normally chaotic “fifth avenue,” desolate without a sign of life.

Organic Farming with Gene Editing: An Oxymoron or a Tool for Sustainable Agriculture?

aweGene | 24 March

A University of California, Berkeley professor stands at the front of the room, delivering her invited talk about the potential of genetic engineering. Her

Here’s what We Know about CRISPR Safety - and Reports of ‘Genome Vandalism’

aweGene | 23 March

A movie just recently released called “Rampage” features an evil corporation using a genetic engineering technology called CRISPR, to transform a gorilla,

New Research Says Internet Use is Destroying Your Memory

aweGene | 22 March

Goldfish memoryWe’ve all heard the old warning: staring at a screen all day will rot your brain. Though it’s not quite so dramatic, there may be some truth in

Companies and Governments are Paying People to Get Healthy, and it Works

aweGene | 21 March

In many ways, we have never been less healthy. Nearly 100 million adults in the United States are obese. At any given time, almost 13 million adults

We are Witnessing a Revolution in Genomics - and it's Only Just Begun

aweGene | 20 March

Have you had your genome sequenced? If you asked this question five years ago, people would have thought you were crazy. Today, genome sequencing is already