Rest in peace, Philando Castile and Alton Sterling. I cried today watching the video of Philando Castile bleeding to death while the police uselessly looked on. A horrific spate of police violence is playing out across America, in vastly disproportionate measure against people of color. We are faced with the fact that the American criminal…

Imagine having the power to communicate directly with cells, commanding a vat of cellular liquid to form an intricate biological construct. While this seems like an ideal mechanism for ordering a hot meal à la Star Trek replicator, it turns out this is being done today by a number of research labs around the world,…

Bioprinting is one of the most exciting areas of research and development in the realm of biotechnology because of its potential for major impact in the field of medicine. Stem cells have been a key target of recent advances in 3D bioprinting, and one I’ve been particularly interested in watching because of their applicability to…