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Finishing the Book of Life: The Complete Human Genome
In 2022 scientists filled the last gaps in the human genome.
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The Obesity Breakthrough: GLP-1 Drugs Reset the Field
Trials showed semaglutide produced large, sustained weight loss.
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Clearing the Plaques: Anti-Amyloid Drugs Slow Alzheimer’s
A 2023 trial showed lecanemab modestly slowed cognitive decline.
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Casgevy: The First Approved CRISPR Therapy
Regulators approved the first CRISPR-based therapy in 2023.
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A Heart From a Pig: The First Genetically Modified Xenotransplant
Surgeons transplanted a gene-edited pig heart into a human in 2022.
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mRNA Vaccines: A Platform Proven in a Pandemic
mRNA COVID-19 vaccines reached the public in late 2020.
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Prime Editing: A Search-and-Replace for the Genome
Prime editing, unveiled in 2019, can insert, delete, or swap DNA sequences.
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Base Editing: Rewriting DNA One Letter at a Time
Base editors, introduced in 2016, change single DNA letters without cutting both strands.
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Below Threshold: Quantum Error Correction Turns a Corner
Researchers showed adding qubits can lower error rates, not raise them.
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Quantum Advantage: Sycamore’s Contested Milestone
Google reported quantum supremacy with its Sycamore chip in 2019.