Olympian Michael Phelps and several other professional and Olympic athletes have trained using WHOOP, the first scientifically-grounded device specifically designed to help elite athletes perform at ultimate levels. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
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Worn on the wrist, WHOOP monitors an athlete's heart rate, ambient temperature, accelerometry and other vitals 100 times a second.
The WHOOP app allows coaches, trainers and athletes to monitor an athlete's training level. A color-coded score helps determine if an athlete should continue training or let the body rest.
Carly Schnabel of the Northwestern swim team says the WHOOP technology allows her to adjust her training to accommodate how bad her body feels.
By altering the property of mRNA molecules in our cells, Moderna is seeking to create more personalized treatments to fight specific diseases.
Moderna is "very focused on infectious disease'' in addition to studying therapies for cancer, cystic fibrosis and vascular disease.
Scientists at Indigo have been studying microbiomes found in plants in an effort to increase food yields and water efficiency..
Microbes naturally found in plants have a positive effect on a plant's water stress tolerance as well as its resistance to certain insects and fungi.
Indigo has tested more than a dozen plants in various climate conditions during all seasons. After natural microbes were added to seeds, the results showed a significant yield increase.
