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Polymer Physics and Genetic Sequencing
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Polymer Key PointsDNA is a good model system for polymer physics as it is small enough to observe single-molecule dynamics and large enough to be…
Can Gene Editing Eliminate Alzheimer’s Disease?
The development of the CRISPR/Cas9 system has made gene editing a relatively simple task. While CRISPR and other gene-editing technologies stand to revolutionize…
Why CRISPR Technologies Won’t Lead to Designer Babies
The prospect of designer babies has been a staple of the dystopian futures imagined by science-fiction writers, evoking fears of eugenics (e.g. Brave New…