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Research
Blood taken from Danish babies ended up in huge genetic study—without consent
Source: Science The iPsych project, which investigates the genetics of psychiatric disorders, has sent 140,000 opt-out notices amid backlash.
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Europe is breaking its reliance on American science
Source: Reuters European governments are taking steps to break their dependence on critical scientific data the United States historically made freely available to the world.
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Public health experts dismayed by RFK Jr.'s defunding of mRNA vaccine research
Source: NPR The Trump administration canceled about $500 million for research into mRNA vaccines. The move slows progress in using the technology to prevent a future pandemic or treat disease, experts say.
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Elon Musk’s Neuralink Joins Study Working Toward a Bionic Eye
Source: Bloomberg Law Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink Corp. is collaborating with researchers in California and Spain on a clinical trial to study visual prosthetics.
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Off-the-shelf vaccine shows promise in preventing cancers returning, study finds
Source: The Guardian Non-mRNA jab targeting common mutations in pancreatic and bowel cancers could lower risk of relapse.
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Technology Ethics
OpenAI’s GPT-5 is here
Source: TechCrunch OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says GPT-5 is the "best model in the world," and aims to make ChatGPT more intuitive to use.
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Nvidia, AMD agree to pay U.S. government 15% of AI chip sales to China
Source: The Washington Post The arrangement is highly unusual, as U.S. tech export controls are usually based on national security, rather than whether they can raise funds for Washington.
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Legal & Compliance
7-year FDA review finds improved GCP compliance
Source: RAPS A study of routine GCP inspections between 2017 and 2023 found a declining number of Form 483s flagging violations at clinical trial sites and a very low number requiring official action (0.3%).
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The Trump administration might overhaul the U.S. patent system
Source: Fast Company The Commerce Department is considering charging patent holders between 1% and 5% of their overall patent value.
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Higher Education
With Grant Cuts, DOJ and Trump Are Pressuring UCLA to Make Deal
Source: Inside Higher Ed Like it did for prestigious private universities, the administration has cut off federal grants for UCLA, alleging it failed to address antisemitism. The UC system must tell the DOJ by today whether it wants to negotiate.
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Google to Spend $1B on AI Training in Higher Ed
Source: Inside Higher Ed Google’s parent company announced Wednesday that it’s planning to spend $1 billion over the next three years to help colleges teach and train students about artificial intelligence.
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