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New research uses CRISPR gene editing to grow new neurons in diseased brains

Scientists hope the CRISPR-based therapy could treat neurodegenerative disease

Sahana Sitaraman
8/19/2020, 2:02 AM
  • braincases
  • brains
  • Parkinson's disease
  • neurodegeneration
  • stem cells

Courtesy of Javier Lazaro

Shrews change size with the seasons. Could we do it too?

The environmental case for smaller, more adaptive humans

Jasmin Imran Alsous
12/29/2017, 2:28 PM
  • shrews
  • shrink
  • hibernation
  • ethics
  • Dwarfs of Sindh