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Occasionally we do episodes where we speak about a couple different topics that don\'t have a specific underlying theme -- they\'re just fun science papers that have cropped up recently! This time we discuss the confluence of two different hot technologies, CRISPR base editing and CAR T cells. We also do a little dive into Roman Concrete!

References:

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• https://www.bbc.com/news/health-63859184
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• https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/research/car-t-cells
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• https://www.science.org/content/article/teen-s-leukemia-goes-remission-after-experimental-gene-editing-therapy
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• https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.add1602
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• https://www.science.org/content/article/scientists-may-have-found-magic-ingredient-behind-ancient-romes-self-healing-concrete
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• https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2017.22231
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