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Science News writers and editors pick which science books were this year’s must-reads.
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Global carbon dioxide emissions will hit a record high in 2018
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The researcher who created CRISPR twins defends his work but fails to quell controversy
By Tina Hesman Saey | 3:54pm, November 28, 2018
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Science & the Public | Science & Society
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