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Scientists create AI model that maps how genes work together inside human cells

Researchers at Mount Sinai's Icahn School of Medicine developed a Gene Set Foundation Model that learns gene function patterns across thousands of biological contexts. Inspired by ChatGPT, the AI model analyzes millions of gene groupings to reveal how genes collaborate in cells, potentially accelerating drug discovery and disease understanding.

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Scientists create AI model that maps how genes work together inside human cells

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University of Lincoln AI and robotics win Silver Gilt medal at Chelsea Flower Show

The University of Lincoln earned a Silver Gilt medal at the Chelsea Flower Show for its RoboCrops exhibit, which uses AI and robotics to scan plant health. The system detects stress and disease invisible to the human eye, offering new solutions for global food security challenges.

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University of Lincoln AI and robotics win Silver Gilt medal at Chelsea Flower Show

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AI Framework MouseMapper Maps Obesity Damage Across Entire Bodies at Cellular Resolution

Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and LMU developed MouseMapper, an AI framework that maps obesity damage throughout entire organisms at cellular resolution. The platform revealed widespread inflammation and previously unknown damage to facial sensory nerves, with molecular signatures confirmed in human tissue suggesting obesity-related nerve damage occurs across species.

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AI Framework MouseMapper Maps Obesity Damage Across Entire Bodies at Cellular Resolution

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Imperagen raises £5M to transform enzyme engineering with quantum physics and AI modeling

Manchester-based biotech company Imperagen secured £5 million in seed funding to accelerate enzyme engineering using quantum physics-based simulations and AI modeling. The techbio spin-out from University of Manchester has already achieved 677x performance improvements for a Fortune 500 client, demonstrating how its closed-loop system could reshape pharmaceutical manufacturing and sustainable production.

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Imperagen raises £5M to transform enzyme engineering with quantum physics and AI modeling

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OpenAI cracks 80-year-old Erdős problem, stunning mathematicians with AI's biggest math breakthrough

OpenAI's reasoning model has disproved a famous geometry conjecture posed by Paul Erdős in 1946, marking the first time AI has autonomously solved a prominent open problem in mathematics. The planar unit distance problem, which stumped mathematicians for eight decades, was cracked by discovering arrangements that outperform the grid-based solutions Erdős believed were optimal.

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OpenAI cracks 80-year-old Erdős problem, stunning mathematicians with AI's biggest math breakthrough

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Singapore secures major AI partnerships with Google and OpenAI, $234M investment announced

Singapore has signed separate agreements with Google and OpenAI to strengthen its position as a global AI hub. OpenAI will invest over $234 million and establish an AI lab in the city, while Google's partnership focuses on healthcare, workforce development, and scientific research through its DeepMind lab.

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Singapore secures major AI partnerships with Google and OpenAI, $234M investment announced

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AI passes the Turing Test as GPT-4.5 appears more human than actual people in landmark study

A University of California San Diego study provides the first empirical evidence that AI passes the Turing Test. GPT-4.5 was judged human 73% of the time—more often than actual humans—fundamentally changing how we measure machine intelligence. The findings raise urgent questions about online trust and distinguishing between humans and AI in everyday digital interactions.

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AI passes the Turing Test as GPT-4.5 appears more human than actual people in landmark study

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Rutgers University uses AI to measure pain through facial micromovements and heart rhythms

Researchers at Rutgers University developed an AI-powered method to measure pain by tracking invisible facial micromovements and heart rate variability. The study challenges traditional subjective pain scales by offering objective data for patients who cannot verbally express discomfort, including young children, stroke survivors, and individuals with dementia.

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Rutgers University uses AI to measure pain through facial micromovements and heart rhythms

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AI whale detection system launches in San Francisco Bay to prevent gray whale ship strikes

San Francisco Bay has deployed WhaleSpotter, an AI-powered whale detection system that uses thermal cameras to track gray whales and alert ships in real time. The technology comes as gray whale deaths from ship strikes reached a 25-year high in 2025, with 21 deaths recorded and 40% caused by vessel collisions. Climate change is driving malnourished whales into the busy bay, creating a deadly intersection between marine traffic and wildlife.

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AI whale detection system launches in San Francisco Bay to prevent gray whale ship strikes

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Google's Co-Scientist AI system generates novel hypotheses to accelerate scientific discovery

Google has introduced Co-Scientist, a multi-agent AI system built on Gemini that helps researchers generate and refine novel scientific hypotheses. Published in Nature, the system has already validated new drug repurposing candidates for acute myeloid leukemia through laboratory experiments. Researchers can now access the tool through Google's Hypothesis Generation platform.

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Google's Co-Scientist AI system generates novel hypotheses to accelerate scientific discovery

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AI agents identify promising drug candidates in hours as Google and FutureHouse debut research systems

Two new AI systems published in Nature demonstrate how teams of AI agents can compress months of scientific research into hours. Google's Co-Scientist and FutureHouse's Robin identified promising drug candidates for cancer and eye disease, though human supervision remains essential to prevent AI hallucinations and validate results.

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AI agents identify promising drug candidates in hours as Google and FutureHouse debut research systems

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Google launches Gemini for Science with AI tools to streamline scientific research workflows

Google unveiled Gemini for Science at I/O 2026, introducing AI-powered experimental tools designed to accelerate scientific discovery. The collection features Hypothesis Generation, Computational Discovery, and Literature Insights to help researchers navigate millions of papers, run thousands of tests, and digest complex literature in minutes rather than hours.

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Google launches Gemini for Science with AI tools to streamline scientific research workflows

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OpenAI Co-Founder Andrej Karpathy Joins Anthropic to Lead AI-Assisted Pre-Training Research

Andrej Karpathy, the renowned AI researcher who co-founded OpenAI and led Tesla's self-driving programs, has joined Anthropic to build a new team focused on using Claude to accelerate pre-training research. The move signals a significant talent shift as Anthropic positions itself to compete with OpenAI and Google in frontier AI development.

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OpenAI Co-Founder Andrej Karpathy Joins Anthropic to Lead AI-Assisted Pre-Training Research

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Stanford's MIDAS cuts protein engineering and testing from weeks to just 24 hours

Researchers at Stanford University developed MIDAS, a technique that compresses protein engineering and testing to a single day. Using PCR-based screening instead of traditional microbial cloning, the method evaluates hundreds of protein variants in parallel at 50 times the speed and one-tenth the cost. The breakthrough could accelerate biological research and generate better datasets for AI-driven molecular biology.

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Stanford's MIDAS cuts protein engineering and testing from weeks to just 24 hours

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University of Washington shelves plan to record preschoolers for AI training after parent revolt

University of Washington researchers planned to have preschool teachers wear cameras to record children for AI training purposes, using an opt-out model that sparked immediate parent outrage. The research aimed to develop AI models for assessing classroom quality, but vague language about data usage and lack of details about which AI companies would access the footage raised serious privacy concerns and informed consent issues, forcing the university to terminate the study.

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University of Washington shelves plan to record preschoolers for AI training after parent revolt

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