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CRISPR is capable of more than we initially expected

What does 14 years of gene editing actually add up to? Jennifer Doudna, the Nobel Prize-winning biochemist who co-invented CRISPR, walks through the full arc of the technology she helped create. She covers the FDA-approved, functionally curative — but $2 million — CRISPR therapy for sickle cell disease, efforts to reduce methane emissions from cattle and rice farming, and the ongoing ethical…

CRISPR is capable of more than we initially expected

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Indonesia to Reverse Course on 'World's Largest Deforestation Project'

Indonesia appears to be reversing course on a plan to turn vast swaths of tropical rainforest into rice and sugarcane plantations. Read more on E360 →

  • Indonesia may alter plans for world's largest deforestation project.
  • Country claims self-sufficiency in rice three years early.
  • Future production to use degraded land, but skepticism persists.

Mars rover sets new driving record on surface of another world

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has set a new record for the longest distance traveled on the surface of another planet, the space agency said.

  • Perseverance rover drives 28.1 miles on Mars, breaking previous record.
  • Rover explores Jezero Crater, potentially oldest terrain in solar system.
  • AutoNav self-driving capability enables rapid, independent exploration.

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