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New MIT initiative seeks to transform rare brain disorders research

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New gift expands mental illness studies at Poitras Center for Psychiatric Disorders Research

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Feng Zhang elected to EMBO membership

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Rational engineering generates a compact new tool for gene therapy

Scientists engineer CRISPR enzymes that evade the immune system

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Feng Zhang awarded 2024 National Medal of Technology

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The promise of gene therapy

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The promise of gene therapy

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Search algorithm reveals nearly 200 new kinds of CRISPR systems

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Thousands of programmable DNA-cutters found in algae, snails, and other organisms

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Nature: An unexpected source of innovative tools to study the brain