Space

So why is the FDA concerned?

From ephemeral tattoos to vagus nerve oil to a grape-waste backpack, these biotech-inspired gifts will be sure to delight and inspire.

Senolytics that target age-related “zombie” cells could be game-changing for extending lifespans and enabling long-haul space travel.

This eclectic mix of researchers is exploring off-Earth living in radical new ways.

What’s the protocol for creating a healthy new human when you subtract Earth from the equation?

Astropharmacies could grow drugs on demand for future space travelers.

Juan Enriquez explores the possibility and inevitable risks of human speciation.

George Church and Ramez Naam on the limitations of evolution, the power of matchmaking, and why we should send single-cell computers into deep space.

Space brain and other cosmic problems demand new kinds of pharmaceutical protection.

Survive massive trauma, lose weight in your sleep, maintain muscle strength in space — all thanks to tricks from sleeping squirrels.