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This piece on the psychology of cuts in movies, by Jeffrey Zacks, features the work of one Professor Cutting. It’s also fascinating.

The rumours were true: Chinese scientists have begun modifying human embryos using CRISPR. Carl Zimmer explains how we got to here and what the developments mean.

“Scientists should spend more time analyzing apes’ behavior in precisely those places where humans are disrupting their lives.” We are now part of their world. By Emily Anthes.

“Technology is making it harder to differentiate between the people we perform and the people we are.” Smart Megan Garber piece on