Reading up on biotechnology
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- This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature
Scientists used AI to design novel viral genomes from DNA libraries, resulting in 16 viable synthetic viruses not found in nature.
- A Hundred Robots Are Running A Bio Lab - by Jolie Gan
Medra operates a bio lab run by a hundred robots that autonomously perform pharmaceutical experiments, aiming to accelerate drug discovery.
- Going Founder Mode On Cancer - by Elliot Hershberg
GitLab co-founder Sid Sijbrandij used a founder-mode strategy of maximal diagnostics and personalized therapies to achieve remission from osteosarcoma after standard care failed.
- Gene Therapy Offer a Cure for Babies With the Deadly ‘Bubble Boy Disease’ - The New York Times
Gene therapy using a modified HIV virus has effectively cured 48 of 50 infants born with severe combined immunodeficiency, restoring normal immune function.