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CRISPR: The Tiny Tool Changing Everything Every now and then, a scientific breakthrough comes along that feels like it’s been plucked from science fiction. For the past decade, that breakthrough has been CRISPR . At its core, CRISPR is a gene-editing tool—short for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (yes, a mouthful). It started out as a defence system in bacteria, but scientists figured out how to repurpose it for editing DNA. Imagine having a pair of molecular scissors that can snip, tweak, or rewrite the genetic code. That’s CRISPR. And it’s powerful enough that its discoverers, Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna , were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry back in 2020. CRISPR Gene Editing: Molecular Toolkit How Does CRISPR Actually Work? Think of CRISPR as a tag-team: A guide RNA , like the GPS coordinates, tells the system where to go. The Cas9 protein , acting as scissors, makes the cut in the DNA. Once the cut is made, the cell rushes in...

Dispelling the Myth that China Does Not Innovate The idea that China is merely a "copycat" nation, lacking originality, is increasingly outdated. While its economic rise did involve adapting foreign technologies, this narrative ignores both a long history of invention and a present-day transformation into a global innovation leader. Historically, China produced world-changing inventions such as paper-making , printing , gunpowder , and the compass —the "Four Great Inventions." These were not isolated breakthroughs but part of a sustained tradition of technological advancement. Other contributions, including the wheelbarrow , umbrella , abacus , and cast iron , highlight a culture of ingenuity that predates modern globalisation. In recent decades, China has shifted from imitation to independent innovation , driven by a deliberate, government-led strategy for technological self-reliance. The country has massively increased research and development (R&D) funding, ...