Genomics & CRISPR

Extreme macro view of a single blood droplet mid-fall, with microscopic DNA double-helix structures visible inside the droplet, glowing in deep rose-red and crimson against near-black background. Chemical tagging markers visualized as small glowing nodes along the DNA strand.

Methyl Scan Cancer Blood Test

M.L. Pedrosa / April 11, 2026

UCLA’s MethylScan reads DNA methylation in a single blood draw to detect 50+ cancer types and liver disease. The science behind the test that could change how we screen for everything.

Gene Therapy Deafness

M.L. Pedrosa / April 8, 2026

A groundbreaking gene therapy for GJB2-related hearing loss restores hearing within weeks of a single injection. Discover how genetic medicine is transforming lives.

A majestic dire wolf silhouette materialising from swirling bioluminescent green mist against a dark forest night. Ancient amber DNA double helices fragment and reassemble into the wolf's form. Faint cave art petroglyphs etched into dark rock in the background.

Biodiversity, Genomics & CRISPR

Back from the Dead

M.L. Pedrosa / April 6, 2026

In 2025, three dire wolf pups were born from ancient DNA and CRISPR edits. Inside Colossal Biosciences’ de-extinction milestone—and the fierce debate it sparked.

Split composition: on the left, a luminous DNA double helix rises from deep cave darkness — one strand blue, one ochre — its base pairs glowing like embers. On the right, emerging from the helix as if materialising from code, a partial reconstruction of an archaic human face — wide cranium, deep-set eyes catching faint light, an expression of immense antiquity. Below both, a faint LiDAR terrain mesh hints at a buried pyramid emerging from jungle floor. The mood is reverent, vast, deep-time. Colour palette: cave black, ochre amber, DNA blue, bone ivory. No text. Painterly digital art, dramatic lighting.

AI & Scientific Discovery, Genomics & CRISPR

Written In Bone

M.L. Pedrosa / April 4, 2026

A finger bone. A 50,000-year-old genome. An AI that reconstructed an unknown human species before a skull was ever found. The Denisovan story — and what comes next.

Image of a DNA strand with code letters against the silhouette of humans of different ages

Genomics & CRISPR

CRISPR Generation

M.L. Pedrosa / March 22, 2026

The CRISPR Generation — Lisa Pedrosa Lisa Pedrosa Home Journal Speciest About Genomics & Medicine The CRISPRGeneration Gene editing can

mRNA illustration within the cell transcribing a protein

Genomics & CRISPR, Medicine & Drug Discovery

mRNA Revolution

M.L. Pedrosa / March 19, 2026

The mRNA Revolution — Lisa Pedrosa Lisa Pedrosa Home Journal Climate Science AI & Science About Overview How mRNA Works

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