College Football Coaches Want to Get Rid of Conference Championship Games; Endorse 24 Team Playoffs

College football coaches are trying to rip out a couple of its most sacred traditions. But they might have a point. The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) board has recommended a playoffs expansion to 24 teams that would scrap conference championship games altogether.  The main push, as first reported byContinue Reading

CDC committee votes to change measles vaccine guidance for young children

The ACIP has voted to change the recommendations regarding children’s first dose of measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox prevention. (Image credit: Joe Raedle via Getty Images) An influential Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) committee has announced new recommendations for the combined measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (MMRV) vaccine.Continue Reading

Pythia provides deep learning-driven precision in CRISPR–Cas9 genome engineering

Research Briefing Published: 01 September 2025 Nature Biotechnology (2025)Cite this article Subjects Precision CRISPR–Cas9-mediated genome engineering remains challenging, particularly gene integration and editing in non-dividing cells. We present Pythia, a deep learning solution that forecasts optimal repair templates and enables predictable and accurate genome editing in diverse cellular contexts, bothContinue Reading