So there’s a book cart at the Economist for all the culture section’s leftovers… I hit the JACKPOT today

CRISPR technologies hold enormous promise for farming and medicine Don’t waste it

Some good news out there. This week we offer a deep dive on the promise of CRISPR. Fascinating work by @iemsteinmark.bsky.social
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Thanks Dr Topol. The CRISPR package which that leader fronts-up represents tonnes of well-invested hard work, co-operation and imagination from @iemsteinmark.bsky.social & @gadyepstein.bsky.social as well as @rospearce.bsky.social, Cameron Weaver & a host of others.
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the best thread on the internet?

It’s often assumed that the horizontal transfer of transposons btw animals is rare (Myr scale). But recent detective work by Kofler lab & others suggest HT must be very frequent, so that a single transposon can successfully invade multiple species around the world in just a few decades! Wild!

Literally the best possible scenario

The most Danish thing about Denmark is that everyone has been nervous about the King’s first new year’s speech for days, like it was their own son sitting an exam. My parents high-fived at the end.

Absolutely do not recommend having the flu at Christmas. All the food is just … texture.

Bluesky has an impersonator problem Cryptoscammers tried to trick me using fake profiles of tech personalities. I am not alone.

Already seen this crop up several times in my short time here. Will be interesting to see if they will do something about it, not sure anyone has the time/headspace to check handles if pictures and posts are identical. www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/11/1...

Our cover this week

Wisdom's still alive, she's back at her breeding grounds! This season she'll turn at least 74 years old. 🎉🎊💃

I want a girl with a mind like a diamond
I want a girl who knows what's best
I want a girl with shoes that cut
And eyes that burn like cigarettes

(Cake, Short Skirt/Long Jacket)
#birds

👀

Ufedt

Thank god we are past that weird moment when LinkedIn looked like it might become the new app

Top of the league!!
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do check out @ainsliejstone.bsky.social's excellent write-up, which also covers what people are trying to do about this

My underwhelmed & unenthused wrap of #COP29:
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