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Variations of the CRISPR DNA editor can change one DNA base into another. Shaury Nash/Flickr (CC BY SA 2.0)

Novel CRISPR-derived ‘base editors’ surgically alter DNA or RNA, offering new ways to fix mutations

Published October 26, 2017

Since the start of the CRISPR craze 5 years ago, scientists have raced to invent ever-more-versatile or efficient variations of this powerful tool, which vastly…

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Dolutegravir HIV drug molecule.

New single-day pill for HIV treatment promises more bang for less buck

Published September 21, 2017

For about $75, the governments in South Africa and Kenya will soon be able to treat an HIV-infected person for 1 year with a pill taken…

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