OpenAI funds research to try to stop AI from being used to make bioweapons
The start-up’s grant to the Nuclear Threat Initiative will fund an international information sharing system designed to flag biosecurity threats from AI
Scientists are using AI to design new viruses. Should they be?
Research is outpacing regulation to govern artificial-intelligence-designed biology
DeepMind broke up the AlphaFold team. Here’s why scientists aren’t alarmed
This artificial intelligence system largely accomplished the task it was built to solve, and researchers outside DeepMind have already been carrying its work forward
Samagya Banskota
Using viruslike particles to deliver therapies safely and effectively
Alice Stanton
Building models of the human brain to better understand disease
New protein-folding AI predicts the structures of 1 billion proteins
The new open-source atlas, generated by an AI tool called ESMFold2, vastly increases the known protein universe
This startup wants to make drugs in orbit. If it succeeds, it could transform the space economy
Varda’s plan to develop medicines in microgravity has its advantages, but it requires a big up-front cost
Human neurons on a chip learned to play Doom
Cortical Labs says the stunt points toward a new kind of low-power computing—and perhaps a new way to study neurological drugs
Retinal Implant Allows People with Blindness to Read Again in Small Trial
An electronic retinal implant has improved vision in people with age-related macular degeneration—but it isn’t a full restoration, and it didn’t improve participants’ quality of life
Edward Damiano’s Bold Bet on a Bionic Cure
How a father’s love, entrepreneurship and tech advances could lead to a working artificial pancreas
These Succulents Glow in the Dark—And They’re Gorgeous
Houseplants become rechargeable night-lights after injection with tiny phosphor particles
First 3D Images of Human Embryo Implantation Reveal New Details of the Process
Analyzing embryo movements in uteruslike environments could offer clues to improving the success rate of in vitro fertilization