COVID-19 has changed the world in many ways, education is one of them. To best protect everyone and control the
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Category: Science
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to scientists who discovered CRISPR gene editing tool for ‘rewriting the code of life’
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna for the development of a method for
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Scientists Remind Us That Single-Use Plastics Can Be Unsafe Amid a Pandemic
All the plastic from food deliveries and online shopping is piling up. But as a group of experts point out,
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A Grad Student Solved the Epic Conway Knot Problem—in a Week
Lisa Piccirillo encountered the more than 50-year-old question by chance at a conference. Her solution relies on a classical tool
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It’s not about money – why academic scientists engage in commercial activities
For scientists, engaging in commercial activities such as patenting and starting new ventures can be much more lucrative than relying
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Biotech Startup Aims to Make Use of Humanity’s Genetic Outliers
Variant Bio is hunting for rare DNA that its researchers hope to turn into drugs and therapies, including some Covid-relevant
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