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• China’s failed ‘baby gene’ experiment proves we’re not ready to edit human embryos

  15-12-2019 18:00
  
  More than a year ago, the world was shocked by Chinese biophysicist He Jiankui’s attempt to use CRISPR technology to modify human embryos and make them resistant to HIV, which led to the birth of twins Lulu and Nana. Now, crucial details have been revealed in a recent release of excerpts from the study, which have triggered a series of concerns about how Lulu and Nana’s genome was modified. How CRISPR works CRISPR is a technique that allows scientists to make precise edits to any DN
  
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• Pinstriped is the productivity tool that actually ends pointless meetings. Get it for $30 today

  15-12-2019 14:00
  
  With Pinstriped, meetings get organized, stay organized and wipe out all those diversions that send other meetings into the weeds. You set up a timed and structured agenda that goes to all your participants, including all your supporting links, like discussion points, files or other supplemental material.
  
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• CHEAP: Wow, the amazing Wonderboom 2 Bluetooth speaker is only $50!!!

  15-12-2019 11:40
  
  Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Bluetooth speakers are one of my all time favorite bits of tech. It wasn’t that long ago that affordable portable speakers were a non-existent category, but things have changed over the past decade or so. Now, you not only have Bluetooth speakers that fit easily in a bag, but many of them also deliver top quality sound. And one of the best companies in this space? Ultimate Ears. I’ve been a huge
  
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• You probably don’t need a degree to be a UI/UX designer

  15-12-2019 10:00
  
  It was a regular day at the office, and I was sitting in the common area of our open office space with my manager at the time. We were seated around a table of supplies gluing squares of patterned wallpaper to those sample tiles that you get at hardware stores like Lowe’s or Home Depot. It was arts and crafts day at the office, so we were making DIY coasters. I’d been interning at Skookum, a software consulting agency, for almost two months. She and I were chatting about Mexica
  
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