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The World Has a Data Storage Problem. Is DNA the Answer?
Within 10 years, archival data may be routinely stored in base pairs rather than bytes.
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Hannah Thomasy
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9 Evolutionary Adaptations We Love
From Dracula ants to carnivorous toilets, scientists share their favorite evolutionary adaptations.
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Laura Cochrane
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Raw Emotion Grows in UK Debate Over Gene-Edited Crops
Will fears of climate change cause Great Britain to loosen its restrictions on genetically edited crops?
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Andrew Rosenblum
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The Cosmic Grapevine
Blasting grapevines into space could help the wine industry survive climate change.
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Matthew Ponsford
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A Short History of Atomic Gardening
Hunger, profits, and Atoms For Peace have driven attempts to alter crops with radiation, chemicals, and genetic manipulation.
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Matthew Ponsford
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The Future of Chronic Pain
For the millions of people suffering with daily physical pain, nerve stimulation and gene editing offer new hope beyond addictive opioids.
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Moheb Costandi
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Cloning Wildlife and Editing their Genes to Protect Them and Us
Tweaking the genes of wild animals could save endangered species and protect humans from disease. What could possibly go wrong?
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Hannah Thomasy
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Is Your DNA Data Safe in Blackstone’s Hands?
The Wall Street giant’s big bet on Ancestry.com drives home the financial realities facing the consumer genomic revolution.
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Matthew Ponsford
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We Call DNA a Language. Is It?
As our understanding of the genome evolves, the metaphors we use to describe it should, too.
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Luke Shors
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True Human Diversity is Finally Imaginable. Are We Ready?
Juan Enriquez explores the possibility and inevitable risks of human speciation.
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Juan Enriquez
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