Jennifer Doudna: What does CRISPR mean for the future of human evolution?
In 2011, biochemist Jennifer Doudna helped discover the genetic editing tool CRISPR. Today CRISPR is actively deployed in clinical trials with the potential to cure disease—and alter human evolution.
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Stem cells have long been heralded as a potential tool to treat illnesses. Nabiha Saklayen explains how it's still early, but scientists are getting closer to turning this vision into a reality.
Read more ...Ryan Phelan: How gene technology can save species on the brink of extinction
What if we could rescue endangered species before they disappear? Biotech entrepreneur Ryan Phelan explores how genetic engineering tools can save species that would otherwise go extinct.
Read more ...The Supreme Court is hearing arguments challenging vaccine mandates
The two cases are in a preliminary posture, but how the court rules will very likely signal how these issues are ultimately resolved.
Read more ...Facing worsening homelessness and sprawling illegal encampments, some American cities are resorting to setting up regulated, outdoor shelters even in the dead of winter.
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