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How can scientists update coronavirus vaccines for omicron? A microbiologist answers 5 questions about how Moderna and Pfizer could rapidly adjust mRNA vaccines
If the omicron variant of the coronavirus is different enough from the original variant, it’s possible that existing…
2021-12-06
3 Medical Innovations Fueled By COVID-19 That Will Outlast The Pandemic
A number of technologies and tools got a chance to prove themselves for the first time in the…
2021-03-11
What is CRISPR, the gene editing technology that won the Chemistry Nobel prize?
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences yesterday awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Emmanuelle Charpentier and…
2020-10-09
Top Breakthrough Technologies For 2018 : Genetic Fortune-Telling
One day, babies will get DNA report cards at birth. These reports will offer predictions about their chances…
2018-03-14
DNA Deciphers Roots Of Modern Europeans
For centuries, archaeologists have reconstructed the early history of Europe by digging up ancient settlements and examining the…
2016-03-03