scientist
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In 2018, Chinese scientist He Jianku said he used Crispr to tweak DNA in human embryos and was imprisoned for the work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Dr Stefanie Carter, coastal eco systems scientist at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, described it as a "declining habitat".
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The British physicist-turned-computer scientist conceived the web in 1989 while working at CERN, the European particle physics lab in Switzerland.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
For years, he’s relied on an agronomist — a scientist who helps optimize crop production and soil management — who comes around in December to test the soil on each field of his farm.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Brugman was a glaciologist, a scientist who studied the movement of glaciers.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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