CRISPR-Cas9 is a molecular tool used for genome editing. The discovery of CRISPR was by two women, who recently won a Nobel Prize for their research on genome editing.
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Continue ReadingA poem on the prolific and iconic natural historian, Sir David Attenborough.
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