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Collaboration of Humans and Microbes: Solving Big Problems
Collaboration between humans and microbes, particularly bacteria, can solve huge problems like disease and climate change. The revolutionary technology called CRISPR allows us to precisely edit DNA and has already cured diseases and improved crops. The next advance will be editing genes in entire populations of microbes. Previously, scientists studied bacteria independently, but now they can work together to make groundbreaking discoveries.