Letters to the Editor Astronomy

Readers tussle over top science stories of 2015

By Science News Staff

- More than 2 years ago

Tussle over top spot

The New Horizons mission to Pluto beat out the breakthrough gene editor CRISPR for the top spot in our list of the 25 most important stories of 2015 (SN: 12/26/15, p. 16). “CRISPR is a method. It’s a story still being written,” wrote Eva Emerson, editor in chief.