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Kristin Houser

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Kristin Houser is a staff writer at Freethink, where she covers science and tech. Her written work has appeared in Business Insider, NBC News, and the World Economic Forum’s Agenda, among other publications, and Stephen Colbert once talked about a piece on The Late Show, to her delight.

Prior to joining Freethink, Kristin was a staff writer for Futurism and wrote several animated and live action web series.

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A surgeon in scrubs and a headlamp performs a gene-edited pig kidney transplant, assisted by another healthcare professional, under bright surgical lights.
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Lineup of various humanoid robotics models, each differentiated by design and size with specifications listed below, against a dark background.
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a rendering of three massive silver containers with "Ark" written on them
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an artist's depiction of the surface of Titan, with Saturn in the background. The T-Minus logo is on top of the image.
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