A scared mom's quest to overcome a genetic curse and 'fix' embryos

PLUS: Pandemic parking, Covid-19 vaccine appointments, and TikTok climate change activists. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions  03.11.21   NO STOPPING | 5-MINUTE READ The Pandemic Prompts Cities to Rethink the Parking Spot BY AARIAN MARSHALL Some urban designers have long wanted to reduce the area set aside for cars. Covid is giving them a chance.   HERD IMMUNITY | 7-MINUTE READ How to Find a Covid-19 Vaccine Appointment in Your Area BY MATT JANCER Vaccination rollout has been a challenge across the US. These tips should help you figure out when you're eligible, where to go, and what to expect.   DOUBLE TAP | 7-MINUTE READ Meet the Climate Change Activists of TikTok BY EMMA PATTEE A crop of eco-creators is bent on educating their followers about the looming global disaster. Can their message translate into action?   BACKCHANNEL | 21-MINUTE READ A Genetic Curse, a Scared Mom, and the Quest to 'Fix' Embryos BY STEPHEN S. HALL Danielle Messer carried a mitochondrial mutation that left her son severely disabled. Before even daring another pregnancy, she tracked down an "egg specialist."   SPONSORED CONTENT Get a Free Security Camera And 24/7 Protection Most security companies send a technician to your home. SimpliSafe doesn't. Order online. Set it up in 30 minutes. After that, you're protected 24/7. GET WIRED Flash Sale! For a limited time only, get 1 year of WIRED access for $10 $5. Tech news and analysis you won't find anywhere else. Subscribe now.   I LOVE HIM | 6-MINUTE READ Raptor Boyfriend Proves Absurd Dating Sims Are Here to Stay BY REECE ROGERS Following in the footsteps of visual novels like Hatoful Boyfriend and Dream Daddy, this cryptid romance subverts expectations for the genre.   OPINION | 5-MINUTE READ We Need More Covid-19 Data on the LGBTQ+ Community BY LALA TANMOY DAS The lack of sexual orientation and gender identity data captured in the health care system makes it difficult to develop treatments tailored to different needs.   BLADES OF GLORY | 5-MINUTE READ Offshore Energy Gets a Second Wind Under Biden BY ERIC NIILER New turbines proposed for a development off Cape Cod could provide green energy, but the science of how they might affect the environment is a bit murky.   PUBLIC HEALTH | 6-MINUTE READ The US Has 3 Covid Vaccines—Testing New Ones Is Complicated BY JARED WHITLOCK Now that authorized versions are available, it's tough to recruit volunteers for trials that might give them a placebo. But there are other options.     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions