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Through twin histories of telescopy and Hawaii, Adrienne LaFrance covers the bitter debate over a new mega-telescope. Outstanding piece.

STAT News has finally launched with an all-star line-up. Here’s Sharon Begley with a profile of the amazing Feng Zhang, , Carl Zimmer on the dubious nature of Craig Venter’s new project, and Helen Branswell on a tumour that came from a tapeworm, Bob Tedeschi on the cost of breakthrough cancer drugs, and Begley again on how a gene-editing tool was used to treat a girl’s cancer in a