[BLOG] Five D-Brief links: microbiome, genetic engineering, elephant ivory, Moon, O'Neill colonies

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• D-Brief examines the importance of the microbiome in human beings.


• D-Brief observes that the genetic engineering of two twins in China to make them resistant to HIV might also shorten their lifespans.


• The poaching of elephants, happily, is decreasing as demand for ivory goes down worldwide. D-Brief reports.


• D-Brief takes a look at the history of imagined landings on the Moon.


• D-Brief looks at the long history of O'Neill colonies in popular culture, as imagined settlements in space itself.