Tabitha M. Powledge covers the latest volleys over credit for the CRISPR gene-editing technique, including whether a recent Eric Lander paper shortchanged the contributions of female scientists: "It seems to me the issue with the Lander paper goes way beyond simple disclosure of his institution’s stake in the CRISPR origin story. Why do you suppose Cell’s editors convinced themselves that it was a good idea to publish CRISPR history as written by one of the principals?"
January 30, 2016
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