#thecheckup — Public Fediverse posts

Cloning isn’t just for celebrity pets like Tom Brady’s dog - This week, we heard that Tom Brady had his dog cloned. The former quarterback revealed t... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/11/07/1127692/cloning-celebrity-pets-tom-brady-dog-conservation/ #biotechnologyandhealth #thecheckup #app

Here’s why we don’t have a cold vaccine. Yet. - For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s the season of the sniffles. As the weat... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/31/1127408/heres-why-we-dont-have-a-cold-vaccine-yet/ #biotechnologyandhealth #thecheckup #app

An AI app to measure pain is here - How are you feeling?

I’m genuinely interested in the well-being of all my treasured C... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/24/1126451/an-ai-app-to-measure-pain-is-here/ #biotechnologyandhealth #thecheckup #app

Take our quiz: How much do you know about antimicrobial resistance? - This week we had some terrifying news from the World Health Organization: Antibiotics ar... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/16/1125853/antimicrobial-resistance-quiz-antibiotics-infection/ #biotechnologyandhealth #thecheckup #app

This test could reveal the health of your immune system - Attentive readers might have noticed my absence over the last couple of weeks. I’ve been... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/10/1125559/test-health-immune-system/ #biotechnologyandhealth #thecheckup #app

A pivotal meeting on vaccine guidance is underway—and former CDC leaders are alarmed - This week has been an eventful one for America’s public health agency. Two former leader... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/18/1123844/meeting-vaccine-guidance-former-cdc-leaders-alarmed/ #biotechnologyandhealth #thecheckup #app

We can’t “make American children healthy again” without tackling the gun crisis - Note for readers: This newsletter discusses gun violence, a raw and tragic issue in Amer... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/11/1123553/maha-report-gun-violence-checkup/ #biotechnologyandhealth #thecheckup #app

Putin says organ transplants could grant immortality. Not quite. - This week I’m writing from Manchester, where I’ve been attending a conference on ... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/05/1123113/putin-organ-transplants-immortality-longevity-replacement/ #biotechnologyandhealth #thecheckup #app

RFK Jr’s plan to improve America’s diet is missing the point - A lot of Americans don’t eat well. And they’re paying for it with their health. A diet h... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/08/29/1122733/rfk-jrs-plan-to-improve-americas-diet-is-missing-the-point/ #biotechnologyandhealth #thecheckup #app

I gave the police access to my DNA—and maybe some of yours - Last year, I added my DNA profile to a private genealogical database, FamilyTreeDNA, and... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/08/22/1122315/i-gave-police-access-to-my-dna/ #biotechnologyandhealth #thecheckup #app

Why US federal health agencies are abandoning mRNA vaccines - This time five years ago, we were in the throes of the covid-19 pandemic. By August 2020... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/08/15/1121885/why-us-federal-health-agencies-are-abandoning-mrna-vaccines/ #biotechnologyandhealth #thecheckup #app

How decades-old frozen embryos are changing the shape of families - This week we welcomed a record-breaking baby to the world. Thaddeus Daniel Pierce, who a... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/08/01/1120911/decades-old-frozen-embryos-are-changing-the-shape-of-families/ #biotechnologyandhealth #thecheckup #app

The deadly saga of the controversial gene therapy Elevidys - It has been a grim few months for the Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) community. There... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/25/1120621/deadly-saga-controversial-gene-therapy-elevidys/ #biotechnologyandhealth #thecheckup #app

A brief history of “three-parent babies” - This week we heard that eight babies have been born in the UK following an experimental ... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/18/1120383/a-brief-history-of-three-parent-babies/ #biotechnologyandhealth #thecheckup #app

The first babies have been born following “simplified” IVF in a mobile lab - This week I’m sending congratulations to two sets of parents in South Africa. Babies Mil... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/07/11/1119976/first-babies-born-simplified-ivf-mobile-lab/ #biotechnologyandhealth #thecheckup #app

We’re learning more about what weight-loss drugs do to the body - Weight-loss drugs are this decade’s blockbuster medicines. Drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, a... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/27/1119385/were-learning-more-about-what-weight-loss-drugs-do-to-the-body/ #biotechnologyandhealth #thecheckup #app

Calorie restriction can help animals live longer. What about humans? - Living comes with a side effect: aging. Despite what you might hear on social media or i... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/20/1119073/calorie-restriction-live-longer/ #biotechnologyandhealth #thecheckup #app

Calorie restriction can help animals live longer. What about humans? - Living comes with a side effect: aging. Despite what you might hear on social media or i... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/20/1119073/calorie-restriction-live-longer/ #biotechnologyandhealth #thecheckup #app

Here’s what food and drug regulation might look like under the Trump administration - Earlier this week, two new leaders of the US Food and Drug Administration published a li... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/13/1118638/food-and-drug-regulation-under-trump-administration/ #biotechnologyandhealth #thecheckup #app

Hated By Anti-Vaxxers & His Public Fallout w/ Joe Rogan | Dr. Peter Hotez - https://youtu.be/lOENiwpTTPM?si=5L0AR3uFbGzAsnSi #AntiScience #AntiVaxxers #VacineScience #PeterHotez #DrPeterHotez #DoctorMike #TheCheckup #ScienceBasedSkepticism #Skepticism #AntiIntellectualism #Misinformation

Hated By Anti-Vaxxers & His Public Fallout w/ Joe Rogan | Dr. Peter Hotez - https://youtu.be/lOENiwpTTPM?si=5L0AR3uFbGzAsnSi #AntiScience #AntiVaxxers #VacineScience #PeterHotez #DrPeterHotez #DoctorMike #TheCheckup #ScienceBasedSkepticism #Skepticism #AntiIntellectualism #Misinformation

Hated By Anti-Vaxxers & His Public Fallout w/ Joe Rogan | Dr. Peter Hotez - https://youtu.be/lOENiwpTTPM?si=5L0AR3uFbGzAsnSi #AntiScience #AntiVaxxers #VacineScience #PeterHotez #DrPeterHotez #DoctorMike #TheCheckup #ScienceBasedSkepticism #Skepticism #AntiIntellectualism #Misinformation

Hated By Anti-Vaxxers & His Public Fallout w/ Joe Rogan | Dr. Peter Hotez - https://youtu.be/lOENiwpTTPM?si=5L0AR3uFbGzAsnSi #AntiScience #AntiVaxxers #VacineScience #PeterHotez #DrPeterHotez #DoctorMike #TheCheckup #ScienceBasedSkepticism #Skepticism #AntiIntellectualism #Misinformation

Hated By Anti-Vaxxers & His Public Fallout w/ Joe Rogan | Dr. Peter Hotez - https://youtu.be/lOENiwpTTPM?si=5L0AR3uFbGzAsnSi #AntiScience #AntiVaxxers #VacineScience #PeterHotez #DrPeterHotez #DoctorMike #TheCheckup #ScienceBasedSkepticism #Skepticism #AntiIntellectualism #Misinformation

The FDA plans to limit access to covid vaccines. Here’s why that’s not all bad. - This week, two new leaders at the US Food and Drug Administration announced plans to lim... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/23/1117329/fda-limit-access-covid-vaccines/ #biotechnologyandhealth #thecheckup #app

Access to experimental medical treatments is expanding across the US - A couple of weeks ago I was in Washington, DC, for a gathering of scientists, policymake... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/16/1116526/access-to-experimental-medical-treatments-expanding-us/ #biotechnologyandhealth #thecheckup #app

Your gut microbes might encourage criminal behavior - A few years ago, a Belgian man in his 30s drove into a lamppost. Twice. Local authoritie... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/09/1116211/gut-microbes-criminal-behavior/ #biotechnologyandhealth #thecheckup #app

Longevity clinics around the world are selling unproven treatments - The quest for long, healthy life—and even immortality—is probably almost as old as human... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/18/1115372/longevity-clinics-selling-unproven-treatments/ #biotechnologyandhealth #thecheckup #app

“Spare” living human bodies might provide us with organs for transplantation - This week, MIT Technology Review published a piece on bodyoids—living bodies that cannot... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/28/1113923/spare-living-human-bodies-might-provide-organs/ #biotechnologyandhealth #thecheckup #app

Autopsies can reveal intimate health details. Should they be kept private? - Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been following news of the deaths of actor Gene Hack... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/21/1113549/autopsies-reveal-intimate-health-details-kept-private/ #biotechnologyandhealth #thecheckup #app

This annual shot might protect against HIV infections - This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsl... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/14/1113225/annual-shot-protect-against-hiv/ #biotechnologyandhealth #thecheckup #app

An ancient man’s remains were hacked apart and kept in a garage - This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsl... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/28/1112600/ancient-mans-remains-hacked-apart-and-kept-in-a-garage/ #biotechnologyandhealth #thecheckup #app

How the tiny microbes in your mouth could be putting your health at risk - This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsl... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/07/1111219/tiny-microbes-in-your-mouth-could-be-putting-your-health-at-risk/ #biotechnologyandhealth #thecheckup #app

How measuring vaccine hesitancy could help health professionals tackle it - This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsl... - https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/01/31/1110705/measuring-vaccine-hesitancy/ #biotechnologyandhealth #thecheckup #app