Exosomes Are Being Hyped as a ‘Silver Bullet’ Therapy. Scientists Say No.
When human stem cells were discovered at the turn of the century, it sparked a frenzy. Scientists immediately dreamed of…
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ET May Look Nothing Like Life on Earth. Scientists Want a Universal Theory of Life to Describe It.
We have only one example of biology forming in the universe—life on Earth. But what if life can form in other ways?…
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AI That Can Design Life’s Machinery From Scratch Had a Big Year. Here’s What Happens Next.
Proteins are biology’s molecular machines. They’re our bodies’ construction workers—making muscle, bone, and brain;…
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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through December 21)
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OpenAI Upgrades Its Smartest AI Model With Improved Reasoning Skills Will Knight | Wired “The o3…
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Textbook Depictions of Neurons May Be Wrong, According to Controversial Study
In the late 1800s, Spanish neuroscientist Santiago Ramón y Cajal drew hundreds of images of neurons. His exquisite…
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Neuralink Rival’s Biohybrid Implant Connects to the Brain With Living Neurons
Brain implants have improved dramatically in recent years, but they’re still invasive and unreliable. A new kind of…
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How to Be Healthy at 100: Centenarian Stem Cells Could Hold the Key
When Jeanne Calment died at the age of 122, her longevity had researchers scratching their heads. Although physically…
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The Tech World Is ‘Disrupting’ Book Publishing. But Do We Want Effortless Art?
Publishing is one of many fields poised for disruption by tech companies and artificial intelligence. New platforms…
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