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  • Thoughts from a medical ethicist on gene editing babies

    In a Q&A, PIK Professor Jonathan Moreno discusses using CRISPR technology on humans and the future of the field.
    Gloved hand taking scissors to a strand of DNA.
    Since it started making headlines five years ago, the gene-editing technology CRISPR has been controversial. It’s back in the news after a researcher in China claims to have altered the DNA of twin girls. 

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  • A world shaped by water and access
    Three people test water below a sand dam.

    Griffin Pitt, right, works with two other student researchers to test the conductivity, total dissolved solids, salinity, and temperature of water below a sand dam in Kenya.

    (Image: Courtesy of Griffin Pitt)

    A world shaped by water and access

    Griffin Pitt’s upbringing made her passionate about water access and pollution, and Penn has given her the opportunity to explore these issues back home in North Carolina and abroad.

    Oct 8, 2025