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Scanning electron micrograph of a healthy human T cell, colored blue, with a ruffled surface covered in short projections.

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In Early Trial, Precision T-Cell Drug Invika Halted Cancer Progression in 16 of 27 Patients Treated at Optimal Doses

An experimental drug called invikafusp alfa, known as invika, held back cancer progression in 16 of 27 patients treated at its optimal doses in an early human trial, the National Institutes of Health reported.

By Darrell Wallen · Oct 28, 2026 · ≈22 min listen · Read →

The Ancient Sky: CRISPR and gene editing, from cyberpunk fiction to China's labs. A neon-lit cyberpunk clinic with DNA helix holograms (AI-generated illustration).

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CRISPR and Gene Editing: From Cyberpunk Fiction to China's Labs, and What Is Actually True

Tabletop games and cyberpunk novels imagined designed human bodies decades before the science could touch them, and a claim now spreading online says that imagined future has arrived in China while the West argues about ethics.

By Darrell Wallen · Oct 27, 2026 · ≈29 min listen · Read →

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Axial Seamount: The Underwater Volcano Behind the Headline

Picture a mountain more than a thousand meters tall, sitting on the floor of the Pacific Ocean about three hundred miles off the coast of Oregon.

By Darrell Wallen · Oct 26, 2026 · ≈28 min listen · Read →