Great to see our report on LLM-enabled biorisk covered in the latest issue of The Economist: www.economist.com/briefing/202...

An attempt to subjugate nature to the desire of one man (41-year-old but ageless Argentinian polo player) is threatened by the secret business ambitions of another (third-generation oil-and-gas Texan) @jacobfeldman.bsky.social's favorite by @mattreynolds.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/clonin...

As always, Matt made this pice 10x better – digging up new info and making everything watertight. Gonna miss working with him!

Make some time for this incredible @mattreynolds.bsky.social story—featuring a polo star, a Texas oilman, a Russian billionaire and a stunning betrayal. Oh, and clones! www.wired.com/story/clonin...

This is wild

My final piece for @wired.com A story of biotech and betrayal, based on thousands of court documents, depositions, testimony and interviews. Featuring an Argentine polo star, a Texas oilman and an exiled Russian billionaire. Oh, and lots and lots of cloned horses. www.wired.com/story/clonin...

Some *personal news* I'm the new Director of Communications at @Research_FRI I'll be getting the word out on how the science of forecasting can help decision-makers approach high-stake issues, such as AI, nuclear and bio risks.

I have two gift subscriptions to the London Review of Books to give away! Shout if you want one (I have run out of friends to foist them on) Am assuming you have to be UK-based

I went to a blood-cleaning clinic to find out how many microplastics are lurking in my blood www.wired.com/story/this-s...

New: Mississippi's bill banning cultivated meat has now passed in law, without the governor's signature. Will come into effect on July 1 I wrote about the bill when it passed both houses two weeks ago www.wired.com/story/missis...

The de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences has used gene editing to make a "woolly mouse," which it says is a step toward bringing back the woolly mammoth. Story by my colleague @mattreynolds.bsky.social: www.wired.com/story/scient...

NEW: DOGE workers now have access to the NIH department known as the "wallet" of the entire organization. From @mattreynolds.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/doge-i...

New: DOGE representatives have access to the National Institute of Health's finance system www.wired.com/story/doge-i...

Layoffs at the US Dept of Agriculture have thrown projects into chaos, including important IRA-linked work, and many projects designed to benefit farmers www.wired.com/story/usda-l...

@lindseyburbank.bsky.social Hi Lindsay – I'm a reporter at WIRED magazine. Could you follow back so we can dm?

WARNING: Yesterday, my X account (@JKFruit) was compromised and used to promote an inauthentic WIRED-branded crypto coin. Please disregard any further posts made to that account.

New from me and @emilymullin.bsky.social: NIH funding cut announcement draws on Heritage Foundation report attacking DEI and "the agenda of the political left" www.wired.com/story/nih-in...

@alondra.bsky.social Hi Alondra – I'm a reporter at WIRED magazine. Would love to talk to you about the NIH indirect cost change – can you follow me so we can dm?

Really enjoyed Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva, which is really fucking weird, but in the best way possible www.wired.com/story/this-w...

"Very conservative" legislators are now much more interested in organic farming than before, one lobbyist told me www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr...

I've seen lots of photos of houses that survived the LA fires while others burned—but rebuilding should be about making whole communities more defensible against wildfire. And that means having some tough conversations about where to build, and whether to build at all www.wired.com/story/how-to...

Interviewed Biden's top climate advisor, Ali Zaidi, about this admin's legacy as it prepares to hand over to Trump www.wired.com/story/even-t...

This was a fun interview and shoot. Thanks for writing this up, @mattreynolds.bsky.social!

A little profile of @atinygreencell.bsky.social's work creating plants you've never seen or smelled before (and also trying to democratise science along the way) www.wired.com/story/meet-t...

Stem cell treatments favoured by anti-ageing evangelist Bryan Johnson start at $16,500, but the donors who provide the key ingredient are paid just $200 Each donor provides enough cells to be used in millions of dollars worth of treatments. www.wired.com/story/stem-c...

We are advertising for a really exciting new role - come and be the first ever Specials Editor at New Scientist www.newscientist.com/nsj/job/1402...

LAB GROWN FOIE GRAS www.wired.com/story/you-ca...

Lab-grown foie gras just launched in Singapore, but for an industry many hope will replace factory farming, going all-in on luxury is a bit controversial www.wired.com/story/you-ca...

In September a Montana man was sent to prison after cloning a threatened sheep species I tracked down what happened to the cloned sheep, and his offspring: www.wired.com/story/the-us...