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  1. Climate

    South Asia could face deadly heat and humidity by the end of this century

    If climate change is left unchecked, simulations show extreme heat waves in densely populated agricultural regions of India and Pakistan. 

    By Ashley Yeager
  2. Genetics

    Gene editing of human embryos gets rid of a mutation that causes heart failure

    Gene editing of human embryos can efficiently repair a gene defect without making new mistakes.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Health & Medicine

    One in three U.S. adults takes opioids, and many misuse them

    More than a third of U.S. adults used prescription opioids in 2015, and nearly 13 percent of that group misused the painkillers in some way.