From Jenna Orkin Not Your Childhood Library Last fall, scientists announced a breakthrough treatment for sickle cell anemia, made possible by CRISPR gene editing technology. The exorbitant cost of the treatment will be prohibitive to nearly all of the eight million people worldwide who need it. That should prompt a shift toward research on pain management and health equity, writes Shobita Parthasarathy, professor of public policy and women’s and gender studies at the University of Michigan. For any readers who love marmite, scientists have found it could be an Earth-friendly metal recycler. Researchers added 20 liters of the stuff, which is leftover brewer’s yeast from beer-making, to a mix of aluminum, copper, nickel and zinc. They discovered that the yeast could isolate and take up specific metals—and be reused at least five times without losing binding strength. NYC rents are rising 7 times faster than wages, report finds China’s Rapid Nuclear Expansion Is Threatening U.S. Dominance in the Sector TD Bank Probe Tied to Laundering of Illicit Fentanyl Profits The lower court decision said Republicans who control the state legislature and governorship in South Carolina had redrawn the district to “create a stronger Republican tilt,” and had done it using race as the criteria for the redistricting, which violated the 14th Amendment. This is the "law and order" Donald Trump is running on An Egypt firm is making $2m a day from Palestinians fleeing Israel's war on Gaza Governments agree to continue their steady progress on proposed pandemic agreement ahead of the World Health Assembly