Out there
Charting medicine's unknowns
Why Frankenstein matters
Frontiers in science, technology and medicine
Growing human organs
Caution surrounds the use of animals to solve donor shortages
Brain balls
Tiny lab-grown blobs could aid understanding of psychiatric and neurological disease
Target, delete, repair
CRISPR is a revolutionary gene-editing tool, but it’s not without risk
The power of CRISPR
It’s not just for gene therapy
Magical moment
The enormity of the first U.S. adult heart transplant
What happened next
Stanford’s heart transplant breakthrough precipitated years of protocol advances
Exploring our miraculous icky parts
A conversation with author Mary Roach
Upfront
Upfront is a quick look at the latest developments from Stanford Medicine
Letter from the dean
Empathy must inform science
Understanding humanity is essential as we push boundaries of medical and scientific knowledge
Plus
Operating at zero gravity
A physician-astronaut in space
Recovering from stroke
Engineers, biologists and doctors focus on a win
Young blood
Trace of hope for Alzheimer’s patients
Tiny heart repairs
Babies with rare genetic disorders have chance for longer lives
Zapping destructive impulses
Implantable devices could detect and squelch urges
Explore Issues
Molecules of life
Understanding the world within us
The most mysterious organ
Unlocking the secrets of the brain
Closing the gap
Addressing racial inequity in medicine
Apart yet together
Breaking COVID-19’s deadly embrace