Scientists Discover Ancient Gene-Editing System in Viruses
Researchers identify a powerful, billions-of-years-old gene-targeting system called VIPR that may predate and surpass CRISPR technology.
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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 17 Sept 2026. The New York Times published first, on 17 September at 18:00 UTC; Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories followed 23h 20m later. The most recent article, from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories, appeared on 18 September at 17:20 UTC.
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