9 h. ago How AI could speed the development of RNA vaccines and other RNA therapies

MIT engineers used a machine-learning model to design nanoparticles that can deliver RNA to cells more efficiently.

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11 h. ago What makes 'life' so hard to define? A developmental biologist weighs in

In this Back To School episode we consider the "List of Life": the criteria that define what it is to be a living thing. Some are easy calls: A kitten is alive. A grain of salt is not.But what about the tricky cases, like a virus? Or, more importantly, what about futuristic android robots?As part of our Black History Month celebration, developmental biologist Crystal Rogers and Short Wave co-host Regina G. Barber dig into what makes something alive, and wade into a Star-Trek-themed debate.Listen to Short Wave on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.Is there something you'd like us to cover? Email us at shortwave@npr.org.

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12 h. ago Washington District to Buy Assessment Software; Pennsylvania System Needs Help Developing a Strategic Plan

Washington District to Buy Assessment Software; Pennsylvania System Needs Help Developing a Strategic Plan  Education Week

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19 h. ago News | Link Logistics sells planned Los Angeles industrial development to owner

News | Link Logistics sells planned Los Angeles industrial development to owner-user  CoStar

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22 h. ago Plan to Add 9,500 Homes to Midtown Manhattan Wins City Council Approval

The plan would open a swath of Midtown, including the garment district, to residential development.

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23 h. ago A DOGE AI Tool Called SweetREX Is Coming to Slash US Government Regulation

Named for its developer, an undergrad who took leave from UChicago to become a DOGE affiliate, a new AI tool automates the review of federal regulations and flags rules it thinks can be eliminated.

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24 h. ago Plan to Add 9,500 Homes to Midtown Expected to Get City Council Approval

The plan would open a swath of Manhattan, including the garment district, to residential development.

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25 h. ago Trump Administration Seeks to Restore America's Rightful Place in Uranium Enrichment

The U.S. Department of Energy announced this week that it has made an initial selection of 11 projects to develop high-tech nuclear test reactors, part of the Trump administration’s ambitious plans to rebuild a domestic nuclear supply chain and quadruple U.S. nuclear energy output by 2050. The post Trump Administration Seeks to Restore America’s Rightful Place in Uranium Enrichment appeared first on Breitbart.

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28 h. ago TESS, FOXG1 foundations advance gene therapies for rare diseases

TESS, FOXG1 foundations advance gene therapies for rare diseases - San Francisco Business Times  The Business Journals

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30 h. ago NSF and NVIDIA partnership enables Ai2 to develop fully open AI models to fuel U.S. scientific innovation

NSF and NVIDIA partnership enables Ai2 to develop fully open AI models to fuel U.S. scientific innovation  NSF - National Science Foundation (.gov)

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33 h. ago How mental health practitioners in Gaza are treating themselves and others

How are therapists in Gaza treating themselves and others? NPR speaks with Palestinian journalist Mohammad Mhawish about Gaza's unseen wounds and how people are coping with collective trauma.

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47 h. ago A new AI tool designs medical drugs and tells scientists how to make them

Researchers from Simon Fraser University have unveiled an artificial intelligence framework that could transform drug development and accelerate the discovery of new medicines.

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48 h. ago Instagram is developing a feature that helps users find shared interests

People select their favorite movies, books, TV shows, games, and music, or their "Picks." Instagram then finds overlaps with friends who chose the same things.

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48 h. ago Celeb's cancer warning, plus Viking diet and 'super ager' secrets

The Fox News Health Newsletter brings you trending and important stories about healthcare, drug developments, mental health issues, real people's triumphs over medical struggles, and more.

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48 h. ago NASA has sparked a race to develop the data pipeline to Mars

SpaceX, Blue Origin and Rocket Lab are competing to become the de-facto comms provider for Mars.

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50 h. ago Anthropic nabs Humanloop team as competition for enterprise AI talent heats up

While an Anthropic spokesperson confirmed that the AI firm did not acquire Humanloop or its IP, that’s a moot point in an industry where IP lives in the brain. And what Humanloop’s team is bringing to Anthropic is experience developing the tools that help enterprises run safe, reliable AI at scale.  

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52 h. ago How we found TeaOnHer spilling users’ driver’s licenses in less than 10 minutes

Exclusive: A dating gossip app for men exposed thousands of users' personal data, including scans of driver's licenses. The app's developer, Xavier Lampkin, won't say if he plans to notify affected users about the app's security lapse.

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65 h. ago Opinion | Jay Bhattacharya: Why the NIH is pivoting away from mRNA vaccines

Opinion | Jay Bhattacharya: Why the NIH is pivoting away from mRNA vaccines  The Washington Post

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65 h. ago Atlas Air Worldwide Expands Commitment to Workforce Development with University of Alaska Anchorage

Atlas Air Worldwide Expands Commitment to Workforce Development with University of Alaska Anchorage  Yahoo Finance

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67 h. ago Childhood vaccination rates have fallen again in United States, CDC data shows

Childhood vaccination rates have fallen again in United States, CDC data shows  CBS News

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