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Social Media Ban For Under-16s 'on The Table' In UK

A possible ban on social media for under-16s in the UK is "on the table", the technology secretary Peter Kyle has told the BBC.

Amazon Doubles Down On Anthropic, Positioning Itself As A Key Player In The AI Arms Race

Anthropic’s latest Computer Use feature, which allows AI to operate computers like humans, will be available first to AWS customers. This exclusivity period could give Amazon’s enterprise customers a significant head start in automating complex workflows.

4-billion-year-old Mineral Offers Clues About Mars’ Steaming Hot Past

A meteorite known as 'Black Beauty' hints at the Red Planet's ancient hydrothermal systems.

Implants Made Of Your Blood Could Repair Broken Bone

A new technique for making implants created from a patient’s own blood to regenerate injuries, even repairing bone.

A ChatGPT-Like AI Can Now Design Whole New Genomes From Scratch

Having learned the genomic vocabulary, algorithms like Evo could help scientists probe evolution, decipher our cells’ inner workings, tackle biological mysteries, and fast-track synthetic biology by designing complex new biomolecules.

The Blind Can See Again With An Implant The Size Of A Grain Of Salt

“To my knowledge, this is the first time that restoration of the ability to fluently read has ever been definitively shown in blind patients.”

Europe Aims To Visit This Large Asteroid When It Brushes By Earth In 2029

Apophis won’t hit Earth in 2029. Instead, it will pass by Earth very close. Apophis will be visible with the naked eye.

Project Wants To Sequence The DNA Of All Complex Life On Earth

It seeks to genetically profile over a million plants, animals, and fungi.

What Can Cancer Research Learn From Agricultural Pest Management?

Borrowing principles from pest management, researchers aim to extend the survival rate and quality of life for cancer patients.

Smoking Could Cause 300,000 Cancer Cases In UK By 2029, Study Finds

MPs are being urged to back plans to make the UK the first country to eradicate smoking, as new figures suggest tobacco will result in almost 300,000 Britons getting cancer within the next five years.

£3m For World-first Trial To Revolutionise Brain Cancer Treatment

The 5G platform trial, will use a unique, flexible approach to test multiple medicines as treatments for people living with glioblastoma, a fast-growing form of brain cancer which lacks treatment options.

Tissue Is The Issue For Novel Cancer Drug Discovery

Tissue standardization processes are of critical importance for advancing cancer research.