How fringe stem cell treatments won allies on the far right

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 07.01.21   HEAT DOME | 3-MINUTE READ Oregon's Buckled Roads and Melted Cables Are Warning Signs BY AARIAN MARSHALL Highways and rail lines in the Pacific Northwest were built for a cooler climate. But the heat wave proved that extreme weather is becoming more common.   UPSELLS | 5-MINUTE READ Windows 11's Security Push Puts Microsoft on a Collision Course BY LILY HAY NEWMAN The minimum hardware requirements for Microsoft's next operating system will leave plenty of PCs stranded.   FANCY BEAR | 4-MINUTE READ Russian Hackers Are Trying to Brute-Force Hundreds of Networks BY ANDY GREENBERG While SolarWinds rightly drew attention earlier this year, Moscow's Fancy Bear group has been on a password-guessing spree this whole time.   BACKCHANNEL | 15-MINUTE READ How Fringe Stem Cell Treatments Won Allies on the Far Right BY LINDSAY GELLMAN Advocates for dubious therapies (fight Covid with your own fat!) have latched on to conservative grievances—and formed an unholy alliance. GET WIRED Fourth of July Sale! Ending Soon: Get WIRED for $10 $5. You can't see into the future, but you can subscribe to WIRED. Subscribe now.   VLOG LIFE | 11-MINUTE READ The Gear and Tips You Need to Make Studio-Grade Home Videos BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU We tested microphones, tripods, lights, teleprompters, and other tools for more than a year. These are our favorites.   OOO | 5-MINUTE READ Help! How Do I Accept That I'm Burned Out? BY MEGAN GREENWELL In her final column, Megan lays down some hard truths about work exhaustion.   SPILLBACK | 5-MINUTE READ Biologists Mask Up to Protect Bats (Yes, Bats) From Covid-19 BY ERIC NIILER New federal guidelines ask scientists to wear protective gear to keep the virus from jumping back into animal species.   PRODUCT REVIEW | 4-MINUTE READ Ooni's Latest Oven Makes Wood-Fired Pizza as Easy as Pie BY ADRIENNE SO The practically perfect Karu 16 inspires summer pizza madness in anyone who sees it.   SMART UPGRADES | 6-MINUTE READ What You Need to Edit Sizzling Special Effects on Your PC BY ERIC RAVENSCRAFT Want to make the next Avatar at home? Here are some tips on how to beef up your personal F/X rig.     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   Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.