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For the first time ever, doctors have treated a patient with a virus designed by artificial intelligence. The custom-made virus could help fight deadly bacterial infections that resist all other treatments.
Northern Nigeria is harnessing its abundant sunshine, agricultural strength, and young workforce to build a technology-driven economy. Government agencies are partnering to bring solar power, crop innovations, and digital tools to millions.
Scientists in Singapore just solved one of AI's biggest problems in drug discovery. Their new system lets computers predict how medicines will work, even with molecules they've never seen before.
A college junior isolated and sequenced a previously unknown microorganism from a berry bush behind his house, proving groundbreaking discoveries can happen anywhere. Spencer Schaberg's journey from curious freshman to published researcher shows how early opportunities in science can transform a student's career path.
A breakthrough retinal implant is giving people with age-related macular degeneration their vision back, allowing them to read, use phones, and see loved ones again. More than 80% of patients who received the Prima system can now perform everyday tasks that were impossible before.
A new experimental cream turned back the clock on skin aging by more than two years in just four weeks. Scientists are calling it a breakthrough in treating aging at the cellular level.
OpenAI is offering academic research labs free access to GPT-Rosalind, a specialized AI model designed to accelerate discoveries in medicine, genetics, and disease treatment. Up to 30 researchers per lab can use the tool at no cost for a year.
Scientists successfully stored pig kidneys at extreme cold for over a year, then revived them to full working condition. The breakthrough could transform organ transplants by giving doctors more time to match donors with patients.
A biotech startup just unveiled the first microorganism engineered to survive Martian conditions and help astronauts build shelters from Mars dirt, water, and air. It's the first step toward making the Red Planet livable for humans.
A Denver company is mailing living intestinal tissue to drugmakers who want safer, more accurate alternatives to animal testing. Their lab-grown organoids could help solve why 90% of drugs that work in mice still fail in humans.
After leading America's newest health research agency, Renee Wegrzyn is tackling the "magic hands problem" that's slowing down scientific breakthroughs. Her new company Transfyr aims to solve an unglamorous but critical issue holding back AI's promise in medicine.
Scientists at MIT have found a way to reprogram your own immune cells to fight cancer and autoimmune diseases without ever removing them from your body. The breakthrough could make lifesaving treatments faster, cheaper, and available to more patients.