Nicholas McCarty
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Debate emerges over using CRISPR gene editing to prevent opioid overdoses
According to the CDC, about 47,000 Americans died from an opioid overdose in 2018, a number that remained steady from the previous ...

Viewpoint: There’s a repeatability problem with CRISPR experiments. Only ‘self-governance’ can fix it
Many scientists assume that if a chunk of a gene is missing then the protein that it encodes will not ...

‘Next industrial revolution’: How synthetic biology will transform manufacturing and improve sustainability
To create sustainable cities, we need to use synthetic biology ...