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Scientists engineer mice to produce own antibodies for extended treatment
Researchers have developed a novel method to enable the body to produce its own antibodies for extended periods, addressing the limitations of current antibody drugs. This technique involves gene-editing blood-forming s…
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OpenAI LLMs outperform doctors on clinical reasoning tasks
A recent study published in Science indicates that OpenAI's large language models have demonstrated the ability to outperform physicians in certain clinical reasoning tasks, using real emergency room data. This developm…
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AI erodes science's self-correction, surgeon warns
A pediatric surgeon and researcher hypothesizes that artificial intelligence is eroding the self-correction mechanisms of science, a phenomenon they term "epistemic immunodepression." The erosion stems from reduced epis…
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MatSource Chairman Li Hao Featured in Science for AI in Materials
Professor Li Hao, chairman of MatSource, was featured in a Science magazine report highlighting his work in AI for Science. The report details three key projects from Li's team that integrate AI with material science, f…
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ADHD epidemic quietly isolates middle-aged men amid tech influence
A growing number of middle-aged men with ADHD are experiencing social and professional isolation, a phenomenon often overlooked by the press. This neurological condition, misunderstood as a lack of willpower, leads to h…
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TranscriptFormer uses AI to generate a cell atlas spanning 1.5 billion years
Researchers have developed TranscriptFormer, a generative model capable of creating a cell atlas spanning 1.5 billion years of evolutionary history. This novel approach utilizes transformer architecture to reconstruct c…
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Early humans may have hibernated, but evolution favored wakefulness
Researchers have uncovered evidence suggesting early hominins, our ancestors, may have hibernated. Fossilized bones from Sima de los Huesos in Spain, dating back 430,000 years, exhibit damage patterns similar to those f…
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Alaska tsunami wave in 2025 reached 481 meters, taller than Empire State Building
A massive landslide in Alaska's Tracy Arm Fjord on August 10, 2025, generated a localized tsunami reaching an astonishing 481 meters, making it the second-highest wave ever recorded. This colossal wave dwarfed the Empir…
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Wildlife trade linked to increased human disease risk, study finds
A recent study published in Science indicates a strong correlation between the duration of mammal species' involvement in trade and the number of pathogens they share with humans. This research, which utilizes data from…
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AI models demonstrate physician-like reasoning capabilities, prompting questions about future applications.
A new analysis suggests that artificial intelligence systems are demonstrating the capability to reason in ways similar to human physicians. This development raises questions about the future integration and application…
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AI presents a dual challenge for misinformation researchers: a threat and a tool.
Artificial intelligence presents a dual challenge for misinformation researchers, acting as both a potent tool for analysis and a significant source of new disinformation. While AI can aid in identifying and understandi…
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OpenAI model solves 60-year-old math problem, building on AlphaFold's success
An OpenAI model has reportedly solved a long-standing mathematical problem, a feat previously thought to require extensive human expertise. This development raises questions about the capabilities of general-purpose lar…
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AI surpasses doctors in Harvard emergency triage diagnosis study
A Harvard study published in Science found that AI systems, specifically OpenAI's o1 reasoning model, demonstrated superior diagnostic accuracy compared to human doctors in emergency triage scenarios. The AI achieved hi…
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Harvard study: AI model outperforms doctors in emergency room diagnoses
A recent Harvard study published in Science indicates that OpenAI's o1 model achieved higher accuracy in diagnosing emergency room patients than two human attending physicians. The AI model provided the exact or a very …
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OpenAI's reasoning AI outperforms doctors in ER patient diagnosis
A Harvard-led study demonstrated that OpenAI's o1-preview reasoning model outperformed attending physicians in diagnosing emergency room patients during triage. The AI model achieved 67.1% accuracy in real cases and 78.…
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AI helps scientists engineer bacteria to survive on 19 amino acids
Researchers have utilized AI to investigate the fundamental building blocks of life, specifically proteins. By employing AI-guided protein design, scientists engineered a strain of E. coli that can survive with a reduce…
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5 Reasons to Think Twice Before Using ChatGPT—or Any Chatbot—for Financial Advice
Users are increasingly hesitant to rely on AI chatbots like ChatGPT for financial advice due to concerns about accuracy and potential biases. Despite improvements, AI models can still confidently present incorrect infor…