Biotech stories
Biotechnology intersects with computing in genomics, drug discovery, and synthetic biology. This page collects HN stories about CRISPR, mRNA, computational biology, and health tech startups.
The community's skepticism and technical curiosity make these discussions a useful filter for hype versus substance.
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RSS feed for BiotechWe built a real-time desktop companion for patient's telehealth visits
openhand.health · 6 points · 8 comments
Most powerful obesity drug yet: People lost up to 25% of weight in trial
arstechnica.com · 4 points · 0 comments
Frequent cannabis use: association w seizure burden in drug-resistant epilepsy
onlinelibrary.wiley.com · 4 points · 0 comments
CRISPR-edited bananas that resist turning brown approved in UK and 10 countries
theguardian.com · 5 points · 0 comments
Pennsylvania's measles outbreak: 55 new cases reported in 2 days
pennlive.com · 7 points · 1 comments
Trump admin using AI to deny medical care for seniors in disastrous experiment
arstechnica.com · 4 points · 3 comments
Trump admin using AI to deny medical care for seniors in disastrous experiment
arstechnica.com · 8 points · 0 comments
Hamilton – a no-internet Android health dashboard, named after my dog
play.google.com · 6 points · 17 comments
Biology Might Not Be Quantum, but Its Math Is Quantumlike
quantamagazine.org · 3 points · 60 comments
OpenAI attacked Australia's health system and doubled down. Time to act
theguardian.com · 6 points · 1 comments
AI is deciding whether or not people receive medical care
vox.com · 5 points · 6 comments
MentalHealthBench
openai.com · 36 points · 15 comments
Tutoring company tells parents to save their money and 'use AI instead'
afr.com · 142 points · 233 comments
Anthropic says it's bio lab has found something big
techcrunch.com · 4 points · 2 comments
OpenAI agents plotted to access government health data amid Medicare (AU) hack
abc.net.au · 6 points · 3 comments
OpenAI 'agent' hacked Australia's health service
ft.com · 23 points · 6 comments
Claude discovers a novel enzyme system with CRISPR-like repeats
anthropic.com · 197 points · 805 comments
Americans Are About to Lose Access to Prescriptions from Canada
wsj.com · 27 points · 1 comments
7 out of 9 Planetary Boundaries are breached
planetaryhealthcheck.org · 20 points · 9 comments
Alzheimer's disease starting to be considered a treatable condition – study
rnz.co.nz · 10 points · 0 comments
The Millennium Problems for Biology
millenniumproblems.bio · 34 points · 121 comments
Learning Another Language May Be One of the Best Ways to Keep Your Brain Healthy
theconversation.com · 22 points · 120 comments
Drug Transparency Bill Stripped of Critical Provisions Ahead of Senate Vote
propublica.org · 13 points · 5 comments
Anthropic sets up biology lab as it ramps AI drug program
reuters.com · 15 points · 5 comments
The Next Gene-Editing Technology May Also Be the Oldest
nytimes.com · 6 points · 0 comments
Virtual biotech company puts thousands of AI scientist agents to work
med.stanford.edu · 4 points · 0 comments
Ctenophores: Wonders of Biology
quantamagazine.org · 15 points · 26 comments
Danish pharma giant Novo to use Anthropic's Claude to advance AI drug discovery
euronews.com · 10 points · 1 comments
More people are seeking emergency care for gambling and it's mostly men and boys
cbc.ca · 6 points · 3 comments
California attempts to crack down on health spending
axios.com · 13 points · 2 comments