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From me at The Atlantic

Michael Specter on the rise of CRISPR and the implications for easy gene-hacking.

This piece on uterus transplants is fascinating because they’re like rentals? You get one, have a baby or two, & then it’s removed. By Denise Grady.

Ringo, a puppy bred to have muscular dystrophy, is saved by a surprise mutation and might hint at new treatments. Such a great story by Ewen Callaway.

Harvard has hundreds of freezers full of toenails. By Megan Thielking

What makes Lake Tahoe so blue? Adrienne LaFrance investigates

“A scan of every Gmail message taught the machine