Lynn Sweet is the Washington Bureau Chief for the Chicago Sun-Times. She appears frequently on CNN and other outlets as an analyst. Sweet has a master’s from Northwestern University’s Medill ...

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A CRISPR-based system that erases itself from fly populations may offer a safer approach to tackling insecticide resistance while minimizing ecological risks.