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John le Carré, definitive Cold War spy novelist, has died at 89
John le Carré, the spy who became an author whose novels defined the Cold War era, has died, his publisher said in a statement on Sunday. He was 89. The cause of death was pneumonia, publisher Curtis Brown CEO Johnny Geller said in a statement. Le Carré, whose real name was David Cornwell, is survived …
The CRISPR books racing to be the technology’s definitive guide
The CRISPR story has arrived for the grand telling as a miracle of our age. The proof? At least four popular, mass-market books about the DNA-snipping technology are under way. Details on the book projects are limited, but they all seem to tease the idea that human evolution itself is at stake now that scientists …