Genome editing lets scientists rewrite DNA, the instruction manual inside every living cell, with a precision that was unthinkable a generation ago. Technologies such as CRISPR have made this almost routine, and its uses now reach far beyond medicine, from engineering hardier crops and more prod...
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Researchers have identified a severe outbreak of a rare contagious cancer in soft-shell clams in Washington state's Puget Sound and found evidence that the disease was recently introduced to the Pacific Northwest from Atlantic Coast populations.
The US Department of Health and Human Services has announced the end of the monitoring period for the virus.
In tonight's edition, it's the eve of Kenya's two-year anniversary of landmark youth protests that cost dozens of lives. Also, fans of the Black Stars are shimmering with excitement after Ghana held tournament favorites, England, to a 0-0 draw in their second Group L match. And as Tunisia is ...
The Trump administration has called for a probe into transgender healthcare, leading it to subpoena medical records.