WHAT IF: A Solar Storm Destroyed the Internet?
The sun is always showering Earth with a mist of magnetized particles known as solar wind. For the most part, our planet’s magnetic shield blocks this electric wind from doing … Read more
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SCIENCE: CRISPR Is “Not As Safe As We Thought”
Like a molecular ninja, the genome-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 slices through ultraspecific segments of DNA to cut out unwanted bits of genetic code. It’s a precise and promising method of genetic … Read more