Generative AI Revolutionizes Protein Design: Implications for Medicine and Future Pandemics
Geoff von Maltzahn of Flagship Pioneering discusses using generative AI to design proteins with precise functions, such as antibodies targeting viruses and creating new enzymes, highlighting the vast potential for biological discovery and its implications for human health and future pandemics.
Generative AI Revolutionizes Protein Design: Implications for Medicine and Future Pandemics
Geoff von Maltzahn of Flagship Pioneering discusses using generative AI to design proteins with precise functions, such as antibodies targeting viruses and creating new enzymes, highlighting the vast potential for biological discovery and its implications for human health and future pandemics.
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48% Bias Score
AI Deciphers Ancient Texts, Revolutionizing Scientific Discovery
In 2024, AI decoded over 2,000 characters from the charred Herculaneum papyri, revealing complete passages from texts surviving the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius; this success, along with AI's applications in deciphering whale sounds and discovering Nazca lines, highlights its growing impact on s...
AI Deciphers Ancient Texts, Revolutionizing Scientific Discovery
In 2024, AI decoded over 2,000 characters from the charred Herculaneum papyri, revealing complete passages from texts surviving the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius; this success, along with AI's applications in deciphering whale sounds and discovering Nazca lines, highlights its growing impact on s...
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44% Bias Score
7,000 Daily Steps Linked to Lower Depression Risk
A study of 96,173 adults found that 7,000 or more daily steps are associated with a lower risk of depression, while 5,000 steps correlated with reduced depressive symptoms, suggesting that increasing physical activity may be a preventative measure.
7,000 Daily Steps Linked to Lower Depression Risk
A study of 96,173 adults found that 7,000 or more daily steps are associated with a lower risk of depression, while 5,000 steps correlated with reduced depressive symptoms, suggesting that increasing physical activity may be a preventative measure.
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44% Bias Score
Prioritizing High-Return Interventions for Maximum Global Impact
Bjorn Lomborg advocates for prioritizing high-return interventions, such as providing prenatal vitamins ($2.31 investment yielding $38 return) and individualized learning through technology ($31 investment yielding $65 return), to maximize impact on global development goals, contrasting this approac...
Prioritizing High-Return Interventions for Maximum Global Impact
Bjorn Lomborg advocates for prioritizing high-return interventions, such as providing prenatal vitamins ($2.31 investment yielding $38 return) and individualized learning through technology ($31 investment yielding $65 return), to maximize impact on global development goals, contrasting this approac...
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56% Bias Score
Animal Dewormer Shows Promise Against Cancer, but Large-Scale Trials Needed
Studies suggest the animal dewormer fenbendazole may shrink tumors in some human cancer patients, but larger clinical trials are needed to confirm its safety and effectiveness, given reports of severe side effects in some cases.
Animal Dewormer Shows Promise Against Cancer, but Large-Scale Trials Needed
Studies suggest the animal dewormer fenbendazole may shrink tumors in some human cancer patients, but larger clinical trials are needed to confirm its safety and effectiveness, given reports of severe side effects in some cases.
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56% Bias Score
Climate Change Worsened 2024 Extreme Weather Events, Causing Thousands of Deaths
The World Weather Attribution (WWA) report finds that climate change worsened 26 of 29 extreme weather events in 2024, causing at least 3,700 deaths and millions of displacements, highlighting the urgent need for a transition away from fossil fuels.
Climate Change Worsened 2024 Extreme Weather Events, Causing Thousands of Deaths
The World Weather Attribution (WWA) report finds that climate change worsened 26 of 29 extreme weather events in 2024, causing at least 3,700 deaths and millions of displacements, highlighting the urgent need for a transition away from fossil fuels.
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40% Bias Score
Tambora's Eruption: From Waterloo to Frankenstein
The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia caused a global climate crisis, impacting the Battle of Waterloo, agriculture in China, and inspiring literary and artistic works such as Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
Tambora's Eruption: From Waterloo to Frankenstein
The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia caused a global climate crisis, impacting the Battle of Waterloo, agriculture in China, and inspiring literary and artistic works such as Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
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16% Bias Score
Italian Physicist Revolutionizes Matter Transformation Research
Italian physicist Andrea Cavalleri won the 2024 EPS Europhysics Prize for his pioneering research using lasers to film atomic movements and control state transitions in matter, opening new avenues for efficient, low-energy technologies.
Italian Physicist Revolutionizes Matter Transformation Research
Italian physicist Andrea Cavalleri won the 2024 EPS Europhysics Prize for his pioneering research using lasers to film atomic movements and control state transitions in matter, opening new avenues for efficient, low-energy technologies.
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Social Inequality Linked to Reduced Brain Volume and Connectivity
A study found higher social inequality is linked to reduced brain volume and connectivity in Latin America and the US, particularly impacting Alzheimer's patients in Latin America, highlighting the need for interventions addressing systemic factors.
Social Inequality Linked to Reduced Brain Volume and Connectivity
A study found higher social inequality is linked to reduced brain volume and connectivity in Latin America and the US, particularly impacting Alzheimer's patients in Latin America, highlighting the need for interventions addressing systemic factors.
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20% Bias Score
Delaware Bay: A Crucial Avian Flu Monitoring Site
Every May, migrating shorebirds flock to Delaware Bay to feed on horseshoe crab eggs, providing scientists with a unique opportunity to monitor avian influenza viruses like H5N1, which has recently spread to mammals, raising concerns about potential human transmission.
Delaware Bay: A Crucial Avian Flu Monitoring Site
Every May, migrating shorebirds flock to Delaware Bay to feed on horseshoe crab eggs, providing scientists with a unique opportunity to monitor avian influenza viruses like H5N1, which has recently spread to mammals, raising concerns about potential human transmission.
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36% Bias Score
Diet Quality, Not Weight, Linked to Reduced Chronic Pain
An Australian study found that higher consumption of essential foods like vegetables, fruits, and lean protein is associated with less chronic pain, regardless of body weight, suggesting dietary changes could significantly reduce pain.
Diet Quality, Not Weight, Linked to Reduced Chronic Pain
An Australian study found that higher consumption of essential foods like vegetables, fruits, and lean protein is associated with less chronic pain, regardless of body weight, suggesting dietary changes could significantly reduce pain.
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36% Bias Score
Climate Change Exacerbated 2024 Extreme Weather Events
The 2024 World Weather Attribution report linked climate change to 26 of 29 studied extreme weather events, resulting in thousands of deaths and millions displaced; heatwaves intensified, floods increased, and droughts impacted all continents.
Climate Change Exacerbated 2024 Extreme Weather Events
The 2024 World Weather Attribution report linked climate change to 26 of 29 studied extreme weather events, resulting in thousands of deaths and millions displaced; heatwaves intensified, floods increased, and droughts impacted all continents.
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48% Bias Score