Scientists at an iconic NASA research center in New York City have been told they have until the end of the month to vacate their building and everything in it— with nowhere else to go.
Why it matters: The closure of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, which is housed in abuilding owned by Columbia University and made famous for housing the diner that appears in "Seinfeld," is the latest blow to scientists and climate change researchers from the Trump administration and DOGE.
A 9-month-old baby who was born with a rare genetic disorder is the first person to be successfully treated with personalized CRISPR gene editing therapy, scientists in Philadelphia announced on Thursday.
The big picture: This "historic medical breakthrough" could "provide a pathway for gene editing technology to be successfully adapted to treat individuals with rare diseases for whom no medical treatments are available," per a statement from the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
