Influenza's molecular theft caught in action—how the virus steals the cap of host RNA in order to replicate

The cold season is in full swing, throats are scratchy and noses are running. We feel ill and hope it is not the flu. The ...

Experts warn of ‘mysterious’ leaked US government tool that breaks into iPhones

It’s the Coruna-virus pandemic. Techsperts are cautioning iPhone users against a “mysterious” cyberscam allegedly created by ...

Vaping or smoking just ONCE a week ‘raises risk of killer high blood pressure almost 50%’

PEOPLE who vape or smoke just once a week could be almost 50 per cent more likely to develop high blood pressure, a new study ...
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AI can write genomes — how long until it creates synthetic life?

The Evo2 genomic language model can generate short genome sequences, but scientists say further advances are needed to write ...

Large genome model: Open source AI trained on trillions of bases

Late in 2025, we covered the development of an AI system called Evo that was trained on massive numbers of bacterial genomes. So many that, when prompted with sequences from a cluster of related genes ...

With Evo 2, AI can model and design the genetic code for all domains of life

The DNA foundation model Evo 2 has been published in the journal Nature. Trained on the DNA of over 100,000 species across ...

Portable CRISPR-based test detects four STIs, including syphilis, in under an hour

Researchers at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) have developed a world-first ...