New guidelines for stem cell and gene therapies miss the mark This story was originally published in Sex, Drugs, and Biotech in May 2021. Subscribe! Newly released guidelines from an international stem cell advisory group say that biohackers who want to treat themselves with at-home kits should be better regulated. The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) Guidelines have been…

It’s all about the blastoids — We have an organ shortage. People are desperate for organs, but there is no easy way to make more. It would be awesome if we could use a summoning charm (accio membrum?) to create and distribute kidneys and livers, but unless we radically change our approach — or create human…

An outdated law puts a 10-year storage limit on eggs that women froze to preserve their fertility — At first glance, Sharon Jones doesn’t seem like your everyday political activist. The 34-year-old’s social media accounts depict the average life of an urban, Western woman: cocktails, sunsets, inspirational quotes, and weddings. She chatters animatedly in a Liverpool accent, sometimes referring to herself as “Shazza,” recounting stories about her life…

Inside the Transhumanist primaries, where the far-left and the far-right can only agree on one thing: living forever — Johannon Ben Zion joined the first debate wearing a gray tweed suit and an unfashionably wide tie. His shaggy brown hair and muttonchop sideburns curled out from underneath his large black headphones. The first official gathering of the three Transhumanist presidential candidates was to take place via…

A diatribe on the folly and privilege of the Transhumanist movement — The Transhumanist movement is made up of people of various political leanings. There are those who skew left-of-center, those with a more libertarian mindset, and there are even some who are archly conservative. But they all share a belief that science and technology can be wielded to cheat death. And…