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The view from inside the ‘medical scandal’ of China’s gene-edited babies
A scientist in a white coat with blue rubber gloves on holding a petri dish. In the background are lab materials on several sets of shelves.

Kiran Musunuru is an associate professor of cardiovascular medicine and genetics in the Perelman School of Medicine. His work is focused on cardiovascular genetics, in trying to find ways to prevent heart attack using genetics as a tool. (Image: Peggy Peterson)

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    • The view from inside the ‘medical scandal’ of China’s gene-edited babies

    In a Q&A, geneticist Kiran Musunuru describes his unintentional connection to the scientist behind the scandal and the book that came out of the experience.

    Michele W. Berger

    What is The Penn Fund?
    Snowfall on Locust Walk with small Give Back sign on lawn
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    • What is The Penn Fund?

    Emily Kernan, executive director of The Penn Fund, discusses the mission of The Penn Fund and why donating is such a personally meaningful experience for many alumni.
    ‘Paradigm Lost’: New book outlines ‘one-state reality’ for Israelis, Palestinians
    Palestinian town on the hill behind the Israeli separation barrier on the West Bank in Israel.

    Palestinian town on the hill behind the Israeli separation barrier on the West Bank in Israel.

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    • ‘Paradigm Lost’: New book outlines ‘one-state reality’ for Israelis, Palestinians

    Middle East expert Ian Lustick, once a firm believer in a two-state solution as a path to peace in Israel, describes his new way of looking at the problem in his new book, “Paradigm Lost.”

    Kristen de Groot

    Using science to make cities safer and healthier
    Two people standing in front of a fenced-in vacant lot, one leaning against the fence, the other standing with arms crossed.

    Penn Medicine’s Eugenia South, seen here with John MacDonald of the Department of Criminology, studies the effect of chronic stress and neighborhood environment on health outcomes. South’s latest pilot, Nurtured in Nature, follows work from the pair showing that cleaning up vacant lots leads to a signifiant decrease in gun violence and less stress for local residents. (Pre-pandemic photo)

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    • Using science to make cities safer and healthier

    In a Q&A, criminologist John MacDonald discusses his new book, grounded in years of research on the positive effects of remediation like fixing up abandoned lots and houses.

    Michele W. Berger

    Around the world in 1,082 days
    a ship in the middle of the Pacific ocean surrounded by text in latin
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    • Around the world in 1,082 days

    A Q&A with historian Antonio Feros reflecting on the 500th anniversary of Ferdinand Magellan’s circumnavigation of the globe, and how the voyage shaped both the 16th century and today.

    Erica K. Brockmeier