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Watch what it actually looks like when CRISPR snips a strand of DNA

Watch what it actually looks like when CRISPR snips a strand of DNA The CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technique is an important concept to know about in these days of biotech advances, but it can be pretty difficult to visualize properly. Is it really like molecular scissors? Where does the DNA go? Is it a big molecule or a small one? Fortunately a group has created a 3D animation of the process that shows it at the molecular level. You can watch the animation, created by biologists at Russia’s Skoltech Institute and…

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Premier League clubs splash cash, but Coutinho deal trumps all

Premier League clubs splash cash, but Coutinho deal trumps all (Reuters) - The January transfer window slammed shut on Wednesday after a frantic month of activity during which Barcelona completed the biggest deal by signing Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool and Premier League clubs spent heavily across the board. Below we take a look at the biggest transfer deals in Europe’s major leagues. ENGLAND The Premier League clubs’ purchasing power was evident again in January but unusually the big money went on defenders. Early in the window, Liverpool made Virgil van…

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Manchester City win to go 15 points clear as Manchester United suffer

Manchester City win to go 15 points clear as Manchester United suffer LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester City tightened their stranglehold at the top of the Premier League on Wednesday by trouncing bottom club West Bromwich Albion 3-0 as nearest rivals Manchester United suffered a calamitous 2-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur. Pep Guardiola’s runaway leaders, who gave a leisurely debut to their most expensive recruit Aymeric Laporte, surged 15 points clear of their neighbours, who were outplayed by Spurs at Wembley after Christian Eriksen had scored in just 11 seconds. The…

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Equifax launches its credit locking app and extends free credit freezes through June

Equifax launches its credit locking app and extends free credit freezes through June Today was supposed to be the deadline for Equifax’s free credit freeze offering, but the company has decided to extend the service to consumers for another five months. Now, Equifax customers can request a credit freeze through June 30. Still, January 31 is the last day to cash in on free credit monitoring through Equifax’s TrustedID Premier program, assuming you still trust the company that failed to protect the personal data of 143 million users enough to…

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'Traumatised and broken:' Victims of gymnastics doctor detail abuse in court

'Traumatised and broken:' Victims of gymnastics doctor detail abuse in court CHARLOTTE, Mich. (Reuters) - Jessica Thomashow was a 9-year-old gymnast who still liked playing with American Girl dolls when USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar first molested her, she said in a Michigan courtroom on Wednesday. “You took advantage of my innocence and trust,” the 17-year-old high school student told Nassar, as he sat, eyes cast downward, in an orange prison jumpsuit. “Why? I ask myself that question all the time, especially when I am lying in bed, crying myself…

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Reuters reporters arrested in Myanmar due to appear in court

Reuters reporters arrested in Myanmar due to appear in court YANGON (Reuters) - Two Reuters journalists accused of violating Myanmar’s colonial-era Official Secrets Act are due in court on Thursday as the prosecution presents more witnesses, while a defence lawyer has said the judge will rule on a bail request. Wa Lone, 31, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 27, had worked on Reuters coverage of a crisis in Rakhine state, where an army crackdown on insurgents since the end of August has triggered the flight of 688,000 Rohingya Muslims, according to…

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Engine Biosciences raises $10 million in Southeast Asia’s largest institutional seed round

Engine Biosciences raises million in Southeast Asia’s largest institutional seed round Life sciences startups in Asia are getting another boost with the $10 million investment in Engine Biosciences — a biotech company that’s applying machine learning to genomics for drug discovery. With its headquarters in both Singapore and San Francisco, the company has managed to attract some impressive investors from both the U.S. and Asia. The round was co-led by Danhua Venture Capital and 6 Dimensions Capital with additional participation from WuXi Apptec, EDBI, Paviliaon Capital, Baidu Ventures, WI Harper…

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Bafta stars asked to wear black in sexual harassment protest

Bafta stars asked to wear black in sexual harassment protest Britain’s biggest stars are expected to wear black on the red carpet at this year’s Bafta Film awards. The choice of attire is in support of the Time’s Up initiative, the movement against sexual harassment founded by several Hollywood figures. A letter circulated around the British film and TV industry invited those attending the Baftas to take part. It follows a similar demonstration of support at the Golden Globe Awards earlier this year. The request has already gathered support from…

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Pandora is laying off about 5 percent of workforce

Pandora is laying off about 5 percent of workforce Streaming music service Pandora is laying off about five percent of its employee base and taking “other cost-saving measures” in an attempt to save about $45 million annually. According to Pandora’s 8-K filing, employees were notified today of the plan and the company expects the staff reduction to be complete by the end of Q1 2018. This is all part of an ‘organizational restructuring’ that will shift some resources to ad-tech and audience development. Pandora also announced plans to expand its…

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Soraa’s new light bulbs skip the smart home and focus on the science of the color spectrum

Soraa’s new light bulbs skip the smart home and focus on the science of the color spectrum Everyone’s trying to build a better light bulb. These days, that means things like adjustable colors and smart home connectivity — for most companies. Bay Area startup Soraa is skipping all the noise for the moment, instead making color its primary focus. For five years, the company’s been producing products for places like art galleries and hotels, where color balance is a big part of the experience. In the past year, Soraa’s begun…

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