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Life

The next revolution in biology isn’t reading life’s code — it’s writing it

It's time to write the human genome, argues microbiologist Andrew Hessel.

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The Past

“Mirror life” and the recurring nightmare of scientific apocalypse

The fear of unleashing forces beyond control has haunted science for centuries.

Thomas Moynihan

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