Daily briefing: Tropical rainforests’ ability to absorb carbon has peaked

Nature, Published online: 06 March 2020; doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00678-1We are destroying tropical rainforests’ ability to uptake carbon from the atmosphere — and these ecosystems could actually become a source of emissions. Plus: the first person to have a CRISPR–Cas9 gene therapy administered directly into their body, and children are just as likely to get infected with the coronavirus as adults.

Source: Nature AOP - March 5, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Flora Graham Source Type: research