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Right Turn: Most popular blogs of the past year

Good riddance to 2020! I realize I can only speak for myself, but I suspect I’m not alone in moving into 2021 feeling hopeful and optimistic that it has got to be better than the year we just went through. With a new president in the White House and vaccinations being...

Science communication and policy in a year of uncertainty

The need for effective science communication tools and approaches has never been greater than during the COVID-19 pandemic. While policymakers use evidence to guide decisions, ineffective communication or an abundance of misinformation can undermine public trust and...

Access and affordability of gene therapies at TMM2020

We heard it first. If you attended the virtual Vancouver version of the 2020 Till & McCulloch Meetings, you had the opportunity to hear from Dr. Janet Rossant, Chair of the Expert Panel on the Approval and Use of Somatic Gene Therapies in Canada, giving us a...

CRISPR gets a Nobel Prize and its own day

I read somewhere, probably Twitter, that today is World CRISPR Day. I’m willing to play along since now is an excellent time to think about CRISPR. After all, Drs. Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna received the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry earlier this month...