I spent time with a community of biotech entrepreneurs working out of shipping containers in the middle of London’s Shepherd’s Bush Market. Read More »
Category: The Observer
Interview with DIY gene-editing maverick Josiah Zayner for The Guardian
I interviewed biohacker Josiah Zayner, who recently became one of the first people in the world to conduct DIY gene therapy on himself. Our wide-ranging conversation covered lots of ground, from his own bedroom experiments with poo, to the problems with clinical trials, to humans with tails and the future of us as a species. Read More »
Are you thinking what I’m thinking? (The Observer)
August, 2015 // A large report for The Observer’s Discovery section on ‘mind control’ technologiesRead More »
The new strain of cannabis that could help treat psychosis (The Observer)
November 2014 // Although widely seen as a potential trigger for schizophrenia, marijuana also contains an ingredient that appears to have antipsychotic effects. Tom Ireland visits the UK’s only licensed cannabis farm and meets the man responsible for breeding a plant that might be of benefit to millionsRead More »
