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Startup Manhattan Genomics Reignites Controversy Over Gene-Edited Babies

Startup Manhattan Genomics Reignites Controversy Over Gene-Edited Babies

A New York-based biotech startup, Manhattan Genomics, is pushing into one of science’s most ethically charged frontiers: editing human embryos to eliminate inherited diseases. The company is co-founded by Cathy Tie, a former Thiel Fellow and genomics entrepreneur, and Eriona Hysolli, previously with de-extinction firm Colossal Biosciences. Their goal?

String theory comeback: scientists are trying new ways to verify the theory

String theory comeback: scientists are trying new ways to verify the theory

Despite decades of research, there is still no definitive theory of everything. The main candidate is string theory, a framework that describes all forces and particles including gravity. String theory proposes that the building blocks of nature are not point-like particles like quarks (which make up particles in the atomic