CRISPR Gene Editing May Cause Unintended Mutations
A new paper found that the gene-editing technology CRISPR-Cas9 can introduce hundreds of unintended mutations into the genome, important as it starts to move into clinical trials.
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Solar Energy Gets A Golden Sandwich
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42 Million Years: Central Asia Is Used To Westerly Winds By Now
The gusting westerly winds that dominate the climate in central Asia, setting the pattern of dryness and location of central Asian deserts, have blown mostly unchanged for 42 million years.