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Finding Art in the Gut, and Other Unexpected Places – New York Times

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2018-03-02 NEWS

New York Times

Finding Art in the Gut, and Other Unexpected Places
New York Times
You’ve also had an artist collaborate with a scientist working at the Science Center. This winter, we paired a scientist researching taste receptors and how humans perceive bitter tastes with an artist in residence who makes artwork related to

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2018-03-02 NEWS

Chron.com

Ethicists call for lawsuits to stop for-profit stem cell therapy – Houston Chronicle
Chron.com
In it, the authors draw a comparison between nine recent suits concerning stem cell treatment that didn’t work or caused harm and previous public health litigation, which generated media attention and encouraged other parties who were harmed to file

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2018-03-02 NEWS

Phys.Org

Evolving a more versatile CRISPR-Cas9
Phys.Org
SpCas9 crystal structure. Highlighted are the sgRNA (red), DNA strands (dark and light blue), and xCas9 mutations (orange, green, and magenta). Credit : Courtesy of the Liu lab. For all of Cas9’s potential in research and therapeutics, it—as well as
CRISPR enzyme can also cleave RNA, finds studyNews-Medical.net
New Enzyme Makes CRISPR More PowerfulThe Scientist
Broad Researchers Develop More Widely Compatible Cas9 VariantGenomeWeb

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