Lab notes: doyouthinkhesaurus? A great week for dinosaur camouflage jokes

Genome editing has taken another giant leap forward: a groundbreaking project has managed to correct faulty DNA in human embryos that is linked to a fatal heart condition. It raises hopes for parents who risk passing on genetic diseases, although there's obviously still a long way to go technically and ethically before this becomes clinically available. There might also be some extraordinarily good news for those living with Parkinson's disease. It looks like a drug currently used to treat diabetes improves movement-related issues and might also slow the progression of the disease. Now, that's exciting, but this is my favourite story of the week for oh-so-many reasons: new analysis done on a thin film of organic material found on a 110-m-year-old nodosaur (itself an extraordinarily exciting story from earlier this year) shows that it sported ginger-coloured camouflage as well as its intimidating spikes and armour. Not only is this intriguing, but also might change the way we think about predators including T rex. Don't even bother to calm down after that, because there's more ancient news to dig (ahaha, see what I ... never mind). Archaeologists have uncovered a site they've dubbed a 'little Pompeii' south of Lyon in France. The homes and public building are incredibly well-preserved and has been described as an exceptional find by France's culture ministry. And finally, if you were wondering what happened next to the trillion-tonne Larsen C iceberg, here's your answer ...