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This company plans to transplant gene-edited pig hearts into babies next year.

August 22, 2023

“The company, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has developed a technique that uses the gene-editing tool CRISPR to make around 70 edits to a pig’s genome. These edits should allow the organs to be successfully transplanted into people, the team says. […]

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Meet Altos Labs, Silicon Valley’s latest wild bet on living forever.

September 19, 2021

“The new company, incorporated in the US and in the UK earlier this year, will establish several institutes in places including the Bay Area, San Diego, Cambridge, UK and Japan, and is recruiting a large cadre of university scientists with […]

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Four simultaneous gene edits; explained in a fun video

November 22, 2020

Eleanor, a PhD student at Cambridge, makes fun videos explaining science. In this video, she explains BEAM-201, a new CAR-T base editing development candidate. She does a great job! | learn more

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The wisdom of a universal basic income. 

November 19, 2017

In this article, two Cambridge students makes a case rebutting the shade thrown at UBI. Does their case hold up? I’d love to hear what you think. | learn more

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