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The Pandemic Uncovered Ways to Speed Up Science The pandemic highlighted broad problems in research: that many studies were hyped, error-ridden, or even…
There’s New Proof Crispr Can Edit Genes Inside… The Crispr components can’t naturally get into cells on their own, so Intellia uses a delivery system called lipid…
Electric Fish Genomes Reveal How Evolution… Along the murky bottom of the Amazon River, serpentine fish called electric eels scour the gloom for unwary frogs…
Could Life Use a Longer Genetic Code? Maybe, but… As wildly diverse as life on Earth is—whether it’s a jaguar hunting down a deer in the Amazon, an orchid vine…
Australia Moves Ahead Cautiously With… Australia’s cautious approach is similar to that of the UK, where Parliament voted to legalize mitochondrial…
What If Fans Could Gather and Sequence… It’s worth pointing out that the link between a person’s DNA and their athletic achievements is very hard to pin…
Genomics firm pins future on millennial talent The company also gives its employees two days of paid time off annually to do volunteer work, with more than 100…
Could Crispr Flip the Switch on Insects’… While the Covid-19 pandemic raged across the world in 2020, another disease was quietly infecting more than 220…