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We have the power to halt evolution itself – should we use it?

29 August 2018

Unwanted mutations are undermining food security and medicine. Controlling such evolution is now possible and tempting, but there will be unintended consequences

Evolution is making us sick and for the first time we can stop it

29 August 2018

Far from being a slow process, evolution can act fast and is responsible for major health problems from cancer to antimicrobial resistance. Now we have the power to end it

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We have the power to halt evolution itself – should we use it?

Evolution is making us sick and for the first time we can stop it

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