A CRISPR-Cas platform uses microfluidic droplets, encasing CRISPR components and DNA barcodes, and injects individual droplets into zebrafish embryos. The embryos are raised and then researchers link phenotypes to genotypes by sequencing the barcodes.
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Childhood Exposure to Bacterial Toxin Tied to Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer

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How Tiny Organisms Control Minds, Create Zombies, and Shape Ecosystems

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Bunsen Burners and Bad Hair Days

Lab safety rules dictate that one must tie back long hair. Rosemarie Hansen learned the hard way when an open flame turned her locks into a lesson.

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