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  Arathi Kavirajan

  

  Chinese Scientists Used CRISPR to Make a New Species With 'One Giant Chromosome'

  VICE - Daniel Oberhaus

  For the last 20 million years, the species of yeast used to brew beer has had 16 chromosomes. Now scientists have created a new species with just one. Chinese scientists used CRISPR to create a new species of yeast, according to recent research published in Nature. This marks the first time the …