Shutterstock FoodShot Global is a new fund for researchers and startups who are solving problems in food and agriculture that stem from soil degradation. Venture capitalist...
Shutterstock A startup called Forever Labs freezes and stores people’s stem cells as a kind of back-up drive for their future selves. The company is now...
Shutterstock Some startups aiming to create real meat from animal cells are abandoning the term “clean meat.” In a meeting following a conference on alternatives to...
Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of Theranos. Mike Blake/Reuters Theranos, a blood-testing startup that claimed it would revolutionize healthcare by doing away with “big bad needles,”...
Mohammad Islam, Racquel Bracken, Julie Grant, and Dan Estes are among Silicon Valley’s top young venture capitalists investing in biotech.Shayanne Gal/Business Insider Putting millions of dollars...
Shutterstock Gingko Bioworks, a startup known for its work turning bacteria into consumer goods, is partnering with marijuana producer Cronos to make lab-grown cannabis. The $122-million...
The Ada Health team. From left to right: pediatrician Claire Novorol, Daniel Nathrath, and neuroscientist Martin Hirsch. Ada Health Started by a pediatrician, Ada Health is...
Daiana Lorenz/Youtube A new study from Stanford sheds light on how ketamine works in the brain to alleviate depression. The research suggests that the drug not...
Shutterstock Marijuana and alcohol have long been portrayed as relatively similar vices with a variety of risks and a few benefits. Based on the available peer-reviewed scientific...
Hampton Creek Just Inc., the Silicon Valley food startup known for its Just Mayo and egg-free cookie dough, will finally be selling its vegan scrambled egg...
