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VIDEO: See A Controversial Swarm Of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes In A Lab In Italy

NPR was the only news organization allowed into the lab to witness the moment the releases began this year. The goal is to create a powerful new weapon in the fight against malaria.

A Harvard research team's prototype of a portable exosuit is made of cloth components worn at the waist and thighs. A computer that's built into the shorts uses an algorithm that can sense when the user shifts between a walking gait and a and running gait.

These Experimental Shorts Are An 'Exosuit' That Boosts Endurance On The Trail

No ordinary pair of shorts, these were designed by Harvard scientists to work with the wearer's own leg muscles when walking or running, and might make a soldier's heavy loads easier to carry.

Coronavirus testing capacity has begun to expand, with drive-through testing starting up in many places. But experts warn we still need to vastly expand testing to control the outbreak.

To End The Coronavirus Crisis We Need Widespread Testing, Experts Say

The Trump administration says not everyone needs a test, but experts say a strategy of broad testing and isolating the sick is our best way to solve this crisis.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during his daily news conference Friday. He's gained accolades from some critics for his response to the coronavirus crisis.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Takes The Spotlight In Coronavirus Response

Cuomo is known as a "take-no-prisoners kind of guy." He's been getting praise even from some critics for his daily briefings and decisive actions as New York becomes the hardest hit state in the U.S.

A vineyard worker drives a grape harvester tractor in the Bordeaux region of southwestern France, where climate change is raising new challenges for winemakers.

Climate Change Is Disrupting Centuries-Old Methods Of Winemaking In France

Drier, hotter weather — as well as drastic episodes of rain, hail and cold — has affected alcohol levels, weeds and harvest. The government is trying to help, but can France adapt quickly enough?

After A Century, A Voice For The U.S. Salt Industry Goes Quiet

The Salt Institute spent decades questioning government efforts to limit Americans' sodium intake. Critics say the institute muddied the links between salt and health. Now it has shut its doors.

New York's Coronavirus Deaths May Level Off Soon. When Might Your State's Peak?

Coronavirus State-By-State Projections: When Will Each State Peak?

Wondering how bad the coronavirus crisis is going to get where you live? New modeling offers state-by-state projections.

The squiggly blue lines visible in the neurons are an Alzheimer's biomarker called tau. The brownish clumps are amyloid plaques.

New Markers For Alzheimer's Disease Could Aid Diagnosis And Speed Up Drug Development

Researchers are using brain scans, blood and spinal fluid to detect early signs of Alzheimer's disease. These "biomarkers" may also offer a quicker way to test new Alzheimer's drugs.

An artisanal fisherman in Mexico shows his small catch of jaiba — a species of crab.

The Plight Of The Old-Fashioned Fisherman On A Changing Ocean

For reasons ranging from climate change to protected zones, fisherfolk who go out in a small boat and use a rod are having a difficult time coming up with a good catch nowadays.

Conner Curran, 9 (right), and his brother Will, 7, at their home in Ridgefield, Conn., this week. The gene therapy treatment that stopped the muscle wasting of Conner's muscular dystrophy two years ago took more than 30 years of research to develop.

A Boy With Muscular Dystrophy Was Headed For A Wheelchair. Then Gene Therapy Arrived

Gene therapy has helped a 9-year-old boy regain enough muscle strength to run. If successful in others, the treatment could change the lives of thousands of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

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