Biotechnology and Bioengineering

August 31, 2026 Emily Anthes

Gene-Editing Technology Offers New Ways to Create the Dogs of Our Dreams

Technologies like CRISPR are giving us new ways to create the dogs of our dreams — and a reason to reckon with our past mistakes.

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August 19, 2026 Patricia Cohen

Europe Hurries to Fund More Cutting-Edge Businesses to Compete with China and U.S.

European governments, facing a nearly $1 trillion gap in investment funding, are casting a wide net to back start-ups developing pioneering technologies.

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August 13, 2026 Vjosa Isai

After 2 Plasma Donor Deaths, Company Pauses Clinics in Canada

Grifols, a Spanish company, said “unfounded attention” on its blood plasma business in Canada had led it to temporarily end collections at 17 clinics.