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Engineering the Perfect Baby

May 2015

Scientists are developing ways to edit the DNA of tomorrow’s children. Should they stop before it’s too late?

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Letter from the editor

Editing Human DNA

Features

Categorized in Biotechnology
Lake Kivu’s Great Gas Gamble
In a first-of-its-kind endeavor, electricity-starved Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo are trying to get power from a lake—and avert catastrophe.
Categorized in 17036
Paralyzed Again
We have the technology to dramatically increase the independence of people with spinal-cord injuries. The problem is bringing it to market and keeping it there.
Categorized in 17035
A Swiss Army Knife for Neuroscience
Neural probes that combine optics, electronics, and drugs could help unlock the secrets of the brain.
Categorized in Artificial intelligence
Machine Dreams
To rescue its struggling business, Hewlett-Packard is making a long-shot bid to change the fundamentals of how computers work.

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