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- Genetics
The first gene therapy for muscular dystrophy has been approved for some kids
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared a shortened version of a gene for a muscle protein to be used in 4- and 5-year-olds with muscular dystrophy.
- Astronomy
‘Under Alien Skies’ imagines what the sky looks like on other planets
Astronomer Philip Plait’s new book takes readers on a thrilling ride to Mars, Pluto and even a black hole.
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The Hunga Tonga eruption sparked the highest-altitude lightning ever recorded
The plume from the 2022 eruption spawned flashes of lightning that started 20 to 30 kilometers above sea level.
