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Technician injects fluid into MinION DNA sequencer

Pocket-sized scanner helps fill gaps in the human genome

29 January 2018

A device barely bigger than a USB stick has produced the most complete human genome to date

CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing complex

Calm down – China is not racing ahead with human CRISPR trials

25 January 2018

Despite treating 86 people since 2015, China's approach to CRISPR genome-editing in humans is basic and risky

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