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A $100 genome? New DNA sequencers could be a ‘game changer’ for biology, medicine
Source: Science For DNA sequencing, this “is the year of the big shake-up,” says Michael Snyder, a systems biologist at Stanford University.
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Rune Labs gets FDA clearance to use Apple Watch to track Parkinson's symptoms
Source: Reuters San Francisco-based startup Rune Labs on Monday said it received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use the Apple Watch to monitor tremors and other common symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease.
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Long Covid is a ‘national crisis.’ So why are grants taking so long to get?
Source: Science $1.2 billion NIH effort lacks urgency and transparency, critics charge
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Congress targets Harvard, Yale and top universities with China-linked endowments
Source: Politico A new bill from Republican Greg Murphy is pushing divestment from firms linked to rights abuses, security risks.
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7 Steps To More Ethical Artificial Intelligence
Source: Forbes 'Even those who spend a lot of time in the field of AI ethics have a lot of difficulty understanding what’s to be done.'
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Beleaguered beagle facility to close; fate of 3000 dogs bred for research unclear
Source: Science Research animal supplier Inotiv continues to spar with U.S. government in court.
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Are these Cocoa Krispies-loving hamsters a key to cracking long Covid?
Source: STAT News “Just saying the words ‘animal model of long Covid’ really blows out of the water these claims that aim to psychologize long Covid or tell people it’s just stress or anxiety.”
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Diseases suppressed during Covid are coming back in new and peculiar ways
Source: CNBC The Covid-19 pandemic has abated in much of the world. But in its place have emerged a series of viruses behaving in new and peculiar ways.
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As professors struggle to recruit postdocs, calls for structural change in academia intensify
Source: Science With the pandemic exacerbating long-standing workforce issues, fewer applicants are vying for open postdoc positions.
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FDA advisers unanimously endorse Bluebird’s gene therapy for rare disorder
Source: STAT News FDA advisers voted unanimously Thursday in favor of approving a Bluebird Bio gene therapy, concluding that its benefits for children with a rare and deadly disorder outweigh a demonstrable risk of causing cancer.
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