The genetic discrimination future is here.
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DNA Got a Kid Kicked Out of School—And It’ll Happen Again
Zika Virus May Push South America to Loosen Abortion Bans
The disease is sparking panic because of a possible link to microcephaly. But so far, medical advice has boiled down to this: Don’t get pregnant.
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Throwing This Out Here: Plastic Bags Are Amazing and You Should Appreciate Them More
Plastic shopping bags are remarkable feats of engineering, and consumers have taken them for granted this whole time.
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Internet Outrage Is Shaping the Battle Over Crispr
A famous scientist wrote an article titled “Heroes of Crispr” that downplays the role of another famous scientist. This made some people very mad.
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The Inside Story of an Aid Worker’s Secret Weapon: The Tarp
Ask an aid worker and the paeans to tarpaulin will come pouring out.
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Scientists Capture Crispr’s Gene-Cutting in Action
For the first time, a study led by Crispr/Cas9 pioneer Jennifer Doudna uses crystallography to capture Cas9 as it's primed to cut DNA.
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Rep Jackie Speier on Why She’s Taking on Sexual Harassment in Science
On Tuesday, Rep Jackie Speier spoke out on sexual harassment in science and how she plans to craft legislation to deal with it.
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The Lone Pilot Flying Over California’s Giant Methane Leak
Flying over Aliso Canyon provided the only available estimates of rate of the leak, which has been as high as 145,000 pounds per hour.
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The Hunt for Secret Nuclear Tests Digs Up Scientific Gold
The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization exists to detect and thus deter testing of new nuclear weapons. Absent power to actually do that, the CTBTO has to prove its worth in other ways. So it’s courting scientists.
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Mosquitoes Are Spreading a Rare Virus Around the World
Scientists know so little about the Zika virus that they’re not even sure how to find it in patients.
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