Using a system called BootLoops, scientists produced 36 papers in three months. Paired with experts, the tool could pollinate ideas across fields. Some major scientific advances involve taking a ...

New AI tools could help a wider range of biologists experiment with problems once restricted to a handful of specialists.

The first patient received a dose of the high-precision gene editor in a new clinical trial for Wilson disease. Researchers hope it's a one-and-done fix. Prime editing is finally ready for prime time.

It's widely believed AI's inner workings are largely inscrutable. A former OpenAI researcher now says this narrative could be wrong. The idea that the neural networks underpinning modern AI are “black ...

The system, designed by Stanford researchers, identified which drugs are more likely to succeed in trials and even proposed a cancer treatment a major drugmaker later landed on too. Developing a new ...

The protein universe is about to get bigger. Scientists can now use AI to build proteins never before seen in nature. These designer proteins may become therapeutics, environmental sensors, or even ...

From ice baths and cold showers to whole-body cryotherapy, cold exposure has long been hyped as a wellness shortcut. The supposed benefits include boosted dopamine, weight loss, stronger immunity, or ...

Earlier this month, artificial intelligence researcher Jacob Coxon resigned from Anthropic after just four months. In an announcement on X, he stated: "The people building AI earnestly believe that it ...

The treatment delivers a light-sensitive algae protein to the retina. Paired with special goggles, it can restore limited vision and lasts for years. The patients sit perfectly still as a needle ...

There’s growing excitement in the AI industry about the idea that today’s leading models could build the next generation of the technology. But a new study recently found top AI agents struggle on the ...

Floating in a warm, nutritious bath, the slices of mouse brain buzzed with electrical activity. Researchers gave them a few zaps, and parts of the hippocampus strengthened their wiring. This type of ...

It is easy to underestimate how much the world can change within a lifetime. Considering how dramatically the world has changed can help us see how different the world could be in a few years or ...