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Polymer Physics and Genetic Sequencing
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IntroductionMy main research focuses on using DNA molecules to study polymer physics. Theoretical polymer physics is based on the thermodynamic behavior…

Can Gene Editing Eliminate Alzheimer’s Disease?
The development of the CRISPR/Cas9 system has made gene editing a relatively simple task. While CRISPR and other gene-editing technologies stand to revolutionize…

Why CRISPR Technologies Won’t Lead to Designer Babies
The prospect of designer babies has been a staple of the dystopian futures imagined by science-fiction writers, evoking fears of eugenics (e.g. Brave New…