Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Biotech & Health

Cofertilitys radical model for women: Freeze your eggs for free by donating half of them

In recent years, focus on career and delayed marriage age is driving some women to consider preserving their fertility through egg freezing. ...

Want to stay young? Peter Diamandis says survive the next 10 years

Peter Diamandis, a futurist with degrees from both MIT and Harvard, has spent much of the past two decades evangelizing a vision of...

Apple reportedly revamping Health app to add an AI coach

Apple is developing a new version of its Health app that includes an AI coach that can advise users on how to get...

DNA testing company 23andMe files for bankruptcy protection, CEO resigns

Genetics testing company 23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. to initiate the sale of its assets. Alongside the...

Anti-aging zealot Bryan Johnson wants to start foodome sequencing

In the same way that genome sequencing determines the genetic makeup of an organism, Bryan Johnson — the investor and founder behind the...

Colossal CEO Ben Lamm says humanity has a moral obligation to pursue de-extinction tech

The CEO of Colossal, a startup that aims to use genetic editing techniques to bring back extinct species, including the wooly mammoth, assured...

Not all cancer patients need chemo. Ataraxis AI raised $20M to fix that.

Artificial intelligence is a big trend in cancer care, and it’s mostly focused detecting cancer at the earliest possible stage. That makes a...

Spore.Bio raises $23M to apply machine learning to microbiology testing

Recalls in the food and beverage industry due to contamination incidents can have catastrophic effects. Not only do companies have to pay fines...

Are your noise-canceling headphones messing with your head?

We all know headphones can be bad for your hearing if you listen to sounds too loudly in close proximity to your ears....

TikTok influencers are wearing Apple Watches on their ankles

A report from The New York Times over the weekend highlights the small – but apparently growing – trend of users wearing their...

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