Adam Bluestein

Can your sunscreen protect you without killing marine life?

As states move toward mandating the use of “reef safe” sunscreen, some big manufacturers find themselves exposed

Empty storefronts? This entrepreneur sees them as half full

Appear Here founder Ross Bailey connects languishing real estate with brands on the rise — and revitalizes entire neighborhoods in the process.

This Oncology Software Startup Turns Cancer Treatment Into A Team Effort

After A Comeback, 23andMe Faces Its Next Test

Can the pioneering DNA-testing company satisfy the FDA while also staying true to its founding mission: putting people in control of their healthcare?

Is This Sustainable Village The Future Of Retirement?

Serenbe, a planned sustainable community, is a new village designed to help its residents gracefully age in place.

Katrine Bosley’s Race To Make Gene Editing A Medical Reality

With an aggressive timeline and a giant war chest, the Editas CEO may be the first to treat genetic mutations using CRISPR technology.

Kaiser Permanente Designed A Health Center That Puts Patients First

Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard Tyson is rolling out his vision for the future of American health care in a series of new California clinics.

Engineering A Vegan Steak Even A Carnivore Would Love

A Dutch startup called the Vegetarian Butcher is taking on the fake meat world’s greatest challenge: a big, juicy steak.

This Plastic Chip Is Changing Medicine

A series of micro organs embedded on thumb-drive-size chips is opening new possibilities for drug research.

The Future Of Fast Food Is . . . Quinoa?

Eatsa wants to eliminate meat by using big data to hook the country on a delicious grain. And it’s trying to do it with almost no employees.

Meet Ebola’s Soft-Spoken, Plant-Loving Arch Nemesis

Charles Arntzen created ZMapp, the world’s most promising anti-Ebola drug, from tobacco plants.

Emily Leproust

For synthesizing DNA faster than ever.

Charles Arntzen

For fighting ebola with tobacco.

Siddhartha Mukherjee Wants People To Think Differently About Cancer. Here’s How.

The author of cancer history The Emperor of all Maladies is bringing his message of hope to a PBS film based on his book.

Video Games For Grown-ups

With gamer demographics changing fast, “deep games” offer cerebral, ­creative—and often offbeat—content.

This Old Factory–Now Full Of Fish And Kale–Is Revitalizing A Neighborhood

Urban Organics uses aquaponics to grow tilapia and vegetables in an old industrial space with no dirt and sun. It’s bringing jobs and production back to a downtrodden neighborhood in St. Paul Minnesota–and local food, as well.

How IBM Is Using Nanotechnology To Tackle MRSA And HIV

Years of research on how to make microchips ever smaller is finding new uses in the world of nanomedicine.

Will Johnson & Johnson’s New Innovation Centers Point The Way Toward Its Future?

The health-care giant is experimenting with urban research hubs designed to foster creativity.

How Ben Rattray’s Change.org Became A Viral Consumer Watchdog

More and more angry customers are speaking out via petition website Change.org– and smart businesses are starting to react