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The most eye-catching science and tech news stories of 2018

18 December 2018

From advances in mind reading and medical procedures to AI law enforcement and CRISPR controversy, 2018 was a year of highs and lows. Here are our highlights

CRISPR is a powerful technique for editing DNA

‘Scientists are now very sure that the babies really were gene-edited’

29 November 2018

He Jiankui has now presented his controversial work at a gene editing summit in Hong Kong. CRISPR expert Helen O’Neill of University College London was there

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