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365 days: Nature's 10 Ten people who mattered this year.
FENG ZHANG: DNA’s master editor
Borrowing from bacteria, a biologist helps to create a powerful tool for customizing DNA.
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TANIA SIMONCELLI: Gene patent foe
A US science-policy expert fought to keep genes open to all.
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DEBORAH PERSAUD: Viral victor
A virologist provides the strongest evidence yet that infants born with HIV can be cured.
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MICHEL MAYOR: In search of sister Earths
An astronomer with a flair for technology extends his legacy of discovery.
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http://www.nature.com/news/365-days-nature-s-10-1.14367