Excited to share our discovery of a new programmable RNA-guided DNA-targeting system hiding inside bacteriophages that predates CRISPR.
We call it VIPR (Viral Interference Programmable Repeat), and it uses an entirely new logic to find its targets.
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Pretty happy with this service so far. They still have stuff to improve but a good example on how AI helps me stay on top of news:
My @EmailDigestBox assistant reads my newsletters so I don't have to.
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CAR-T cell therapy seems to have reset the immune system and eased severe symptoms in eight children and adolescents with autoimmune disorders
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Tonight marks the Hebrew anniversary of the murder of Hersh Goldberg-Polin and 5 other hostages in a Gaza terror tunnel. Their memories are a call to bring every hostage home🎗️
Photo by @haim_goldberg / Flash90
More than 200K Israelis (according to the organizers) protested tonight in Tel Aviv, calling for a deal for the release of the hostages and ending the war in Gaza (Video: Yair Palti)