43 h. ago Huge deadly virus warning as scientists find 22 new health threats from Chinese bats

The report was co-authored by Guopen Guang from the Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Control and Prevention, Yunnan Institute of Endemic Disease Control and Prevention, Kunming, China

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4 d. ago WHO expert group fails to find a definitive answer for how COVID

An expert group charged by the World Health Organization to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic has found no definitive answer

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4 d. ago China's Star Wars technology is advancing 'breathtakingly fast' and could leapfrog US in space arms race, Washington warns

Beijing have been catching up in the arms race to develop missile technology that can be sent from space at a 'very concerning rate', the top commander of the US Space Force added.

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6 d. ago Swarms of tiny nose robots could clear infected sinuses, researchers say

Chinese and Hong Kong scientists succeed in animal trials, but potential problems include risk of devices being left in body and public suspicionsSwarms of tiny robots, each no larger than a speck of dust, could be deployed to cure stubborn infected sinuses before being blown out through the nose into a tissue, researchers have claimed.The micro-robots are a fraction of the width of a human hair and have been inserted successfully into animal sinuses in pre-clinical trials by researchers at universities in China and Hong Kong. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago The Covid ‘lab leak’ theory isn’t just a rightwing conspiracy – pretending that’s the case is bad for science | Jane Qiu

While figures like Steve Bannon have exploited the issue, scientists have done themselves no favours by shutting down legitimate inquiryMore than five years after the Covid-19 pandemic was declared, its origins remain a subject of intense – and often acrimonious – debate among scientists and the wider public. There are two broad, competing theories. The natural-origins hypotheses suggest the pandemic began when a close relative of Sars-CoV-2 jumped from a wild animal to a human through the wildlife trade. In contrast, proponents of lab-leak theories argue that the virus emerged when Chinese scientists became infected through research-associated activities.A perplexing aspect of the controversy is that prominent scientists continue to publish studies in leading scientific journals that they say provide compelling evidence for the natural-origins hypotheses. Yet rather than resolving the issue, each new piece of evidence seems to widen the divide further.Jane Qiu is an award-winning i...

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1 week ago Chinese scientists say they have developed new technology to weaponise 6G

New technology can also work as communications system to transmit large quantities of information

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2 w. ago Lawyers say plea deal is being pursued for Chinese scientist charged in US toxic fungus case

A plea deal appears to be in the works for a Chinese scientist who is charged with conspiring to raise a toxic fungus at a University of Michigan lab

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2 w. ago Humans will share AI meals with celebrities and even deceased relatives

Experts believe humans will develop hologram technology by 2050 - and soon robots will be able to do all our grocery shopping and cook our meals

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2 w. ago 2 Chinese scientists will stay in jail while accused of bringing biological material to US

Two Chinese scientists accused of smuggling or shipping biological material into the United States without permits will remain in custody in Michigan

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3 w. ago Third Chinese scientist charged with smuggling illegal biological pathogen into US from Wuhan

Chengxuan Han was arrested on Sunday at Detroit Metropolitan airport and charged with smuggling goods into the US.

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3 w. ago US arrests another Chinese scientist for allegedly smuggling biological material

Scientist accused months ago of shipping material, described as related to worms, to University of Michigan labA Chinese scientist was arrested while arriving in the US at the Detroit airport, the second case in days involving the alleged smuggling of biological material, authorities said on Monday.The scientist is accused of shipping biological material months ago to staff at a laboratory at the University of Michigan. The FBI, in a court filing, described it as material related to certain worms and requires a government permit. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago US reports another arrest of Chinese scientist with no permit to send biological material

A Chinese scientist has been arrested while arriving in the U.S. in Detroit

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3 w. ago Advanced AI suffers ‘complete accuracy collapse’ in face of complex problems, study finds

‘Pretty devastating’ Apple paper raises doubts about race to reach stage of AI at which it matches human intelligenceApple researchers have found “fundamental limitations” in cutting-edge artificial intelligence models, in a paper raising doubts about the technology industry’s race to develop ever more powerful systems.Apple said in a paper published at the weekend that large reasoning models (LRMs) – an advanced form of AI – faced a “complete accuracy collapse” when presented with highly complex problems. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Major breakthrough in battle for HIV cure ‘previously thought impossible’

New research developed way to allow mRNA technology to make virus visible in white blood cells

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4 w. ago Two Chinese scientists arrested for smuggling ‘potential agroterrorism weapon’ into US

Investigators say the pathogen can attack wheat, barley, maize and rice and sicken livestock and people

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4 w. ago Potential ‘agroterrorism weapon’ fungus smuggled into US by Chinese scientists, FBI alleges

Yunqing Jian and Zunyong Liu charged after allegedly smuggling a fungus to US that can cause serious illness and billions of dollars in crop lossesTwo Chinese scientists have been charged with smuggling a toxic fungus into the United States that they planned to research at an American university, the justice department has said.Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, are charged with conspiracy, smuggling, false statements, and visa fraud, the US attorney’s office for the eastern district of Michigan said in a statement on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago ‘Humanity deserves better’: iPhone designer on new partnership with OpenAI

Sir Jony Ive indicates unease over impact of modern technology amid tie-up with ChatGPT developerThe designer of the iPhone has promised his next artificial intelligence-enabled device will be driven by a sense that “humanity deserves better”, after admitting feeling “responsibility” for some of the negative consequences of modern technology.Sir Jony Ive said his new partnership with OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, would renew his optimism about technology, amid widespread concerns about the impact of smartphones and social media. Continue reading...

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