The US withdrawal from the WHO will hurt us all
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Biotechnology and health
This is what might happen if the US withdraws from the WHO
On January 20, his first day in office, US president Donald Trump signed an executive order to withdraw the US
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OpenAI has created an AI model for longevity science
When you think of AI’s contributions to science, you probably think of AlphaFold, the Google DeepMind protein-folding program that earned
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Deciding the fate of “leftover” embryos
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What to expect from Neuralink in 2025
In November, a young man named Noland Arbaugh announced he’d be livestreaming from his home for three days straight. His
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Inside the strange limbo facing millions of IVF embryos
Lisa Holligan already had two children when she decided to try for another baby. Her first two pregnancies had come
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How the US is preparing for a potential bird flu pandemic
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Stem-cell therapies that work: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2025
WHO California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Neurona Therapeutics, Vertex Pharmaceuticals WHEN 5 years A quarter-century ago, researchers isolated powerful stem
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Long-acting HIV prevention meds: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2025
WHO Gilead Sciences, GSK, ViiV Healthcare WHEN 1 to 3 years In June 2024, results from a trial of a
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