'We Took a Rat Apart and Rebuilt It as a Jellyfish'
Scientists from Harvard and Caltech announce the creation of a bioengineered, swimming jellyfish made from rat cells. More »
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Rebecca J. Rosen is a senior associate editor at The Atlantic. She was previously an associate editor at The Wilson Quarterly, where she spearheaded the magazine's In Essence section.
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