What’s hot in science? Research news for the day of April 8, 2021

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Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge

Thu, 08 Apr 2021
U.S. East Coast sea level rise in 20th century fastest in 2,000 years

Global increase from melting ice and warming oceans is most significant change since 1800

The rate of sea level rise in the 20th century along much of the U.S. Atlantic coast was the fastest in 2,000 years, and southern New Jersey had the fastest rates, according to a

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CRISPR Gene Editing

Thu, 08 Apr 2021
Scientists report 6 novel variants in CRISPR-Cas12a in plants, expanding genome engineering

Discovery offers patentable tools to improve the efficiency of food production

The research of plant scientist Yiping Qi at the University of Maryland focuses on innovative genome editing and engineering

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