We’re thrilled to share the latest edition of MIT Technology Review magazine, digging into the future of the human body, and how it could change in the years ahead thanks to scientific and technological tinkering.
The below stories are just a taste of what you can expect from this fascinating issue. To read the full thing, subscribe now if you haven’t already.
+ A new field of science claims to be able to predict aesthetic traits, intelligence, and even moral
character in embryos. But is this the next step in human evolution or something more dangerous? Read the full story.
+ How aging clocks can help us understand why we age—and if we could ever reverse it. Read the full story.
+ Instead of relying on the same old recipe biology follows, stem-cell scientist Jacob Hanna is coaxing the beginnings of animal bodies directly from stem cells. But should he?
+ The more we move, the more our muscle cells begin to make a memory of that exercise. Bonnie Tsui’s piece digs into how our bodies learn to remember.
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