Features The future of genome-editing To understand how genes work, scientists need ways to control them. Changing genes in living cells is not easy, but a new method has been developed that makes it possible to make specific changes in the DNA of humans, other animals, and plants. Date: March 26, 2017
Briefs The Science of Invisibility & Black Holes From H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man to cloaking devices for Klingon starships on Star Trek, science fiction is full of schemes to make people and objects disappear. Date: April 27, 2014
Features A laser focus on cancer Weizmann physicist Prof. Victor Malka is creating powerful, compact lasers that could be used in vastly improved proton therapy for cancer. Date: November 4, 2021
