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CRISPR gene editing used to store data in DNA inside living cells

CRISPR gene editing used to store data in DNA inside living cells

11 January 2021

Biologists have used CRISPR gene editing to store information inside DNA in living bacterial cells, which could become a storage medium of the future
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Uber and Lyft operating in US cities linked to rises in car ownership

6 January 2021

When ride-sharing companies including Uber and Lyft begin operating in a city, there is a slight increase in car ownership on average, a study of US urban areas suggests

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