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Engineered Plant Immune Receptors Offer New Defense Against Crop-Threatening Fungi

A fungus is threatening the world's food supply. Scientists just found a new defense Researchers have developed a new strategy for protecting global crops from devastating fungal diseases. By engineering a specialized type of plant immune receptor, scientists have created defenses capable of recognizing multiple fungal threats at

Rare Brain Study Shows Amyloid Removal May Protect Against Tau Damage in Alzheimer's

A rare, detailed examination of an Alzheimer’s patient’s brain has uncovered a striking pattern that may reshape how we understand the disease’s progression. Researchers found that brain regions where amyloid plaques had been cleared showed remarkably little of the harmful tau protein buildup commonly associated with memory

AstraZeneca Partners with Insitro in $1.5 Billion AI Drug Discovery Deal

AstraZeneca has entered into a strategic collaboration with Insitro worth up to $1.5 billion, focused on using AI to identify novel drug targets for liver and heart diseases. The partnership combines AstraZeneca's pharmaceutical expertise with Insitro's machine learning platform to accelerate the traditionally time-consuming

Scientists Warn AI Could Implant False Memories in Humans

As AI-generated text, images, and videos become ubiquitous, scientists are raising concerns about a troubling side effect: the creation of false memories in humans. Recent research suggests that AI systems can subtly influence what people recall, sometimes leading them to confidently remember events that never happened. The phenomenon exploits

Study Estimates 93% Population Loss Among Indigenous Australians in First 73 Years of Colonization

A groundbreaking study published in Science Direct has challenged long-held assumptions about Australia's pre-colonial population and the devastating demographic consequences of European settlement. Researchers now estimate that around 2.22 million Indigenous Australians lived on the continent before colonization began—significantly higher than previous estimates that

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Intero Biosystems Offers Lab-Grown Human Intestines as Animal Testing Alternative

Intero Biosystems is positioning its lab-grown human intestines as a practical alternative for pharmaceutical companies seeking to reduce animal testing. The startup produces miniature human intestinal tissues, known as organoids, which can be used to evaluate how drug candidates behave in human digestive tissue before advancing to clinical trials.

AI Is Becoming a Tool for Engineering Life from the Ground Up

The intersection of artificial intelligence and synthetic biology is opening new frontiers in organism engineering. Researchers are developing AI systems capable of designing DNA sequences and biological pathways that can produce organisms with desired traits, from microbes that manufacture medicines to those that break down environmental pollutants. Recent advances in