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This week, we take a look into the infamous CRISPR babies scandal, and discuss the ethics of gene editing. In our SNPit, Rosie tells us about how just like us, bats also use baby talk. 


For more info on He Jianku, the CRISPR babies, and gene editing, head to these links:

• Gene Editing Before CRISPR: A Brief History
• CRISPR timeline
• A Simple Guide to CRISPR, One of the Biggest Science Stories of the Decade
• Genome Editing: Past, Present, and Future 
• A Brief History of Genome Editing
• Genome-Edited Baby Claim Provokes International Outcry
• Chinese Scientists Are Outraged by Reports of Gene-Edited Babies

Fascinated by bat baby talk? Check out these links:

• The Science Behind 'Baby Talk'
• Baby Talk is Universal
• Bats Use Baby Talk To Teach Their Pups, Researchers Say

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AhDah Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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