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Could protecting our proteins help us prevent ageing?

Beyond the genome, protection of our proteome – that is to say, our proteins – can now be seen as the key to our longevity.

When AIs outsmart humans

We can’t predict the future, so we can’t be sure what future AIs will and will not be able to do.

The promises and perils of AI

Six out of 10 of people around the world expect artificial intelligence to profoundly change their lives in the next three to five years.

5 ways CRISPR gene editing is shaping the future of food and health

Here are five ways that CRISPR is already having an impact – from the food we eat to the state of our health.

Four ways artificial intelligence is helping us learn about the universe

Astronomers are turning to machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) to build new tools to search for the next big breakthroughs.

The first Neuralink brain implant signals a new phase for human-computer interaction

The first human patient has received an implant from brain-chip startup Neuralink and is recovering well, the company's founder Elon Musk said.

David Sinclair on Human Trials of Anti-Aging Compounds

A new review authored by three acclaimed geroscientists paints a promising picture of human clinical trials of prospective anti-aging drugs.

Why the case against designer babies falls apart

It is time we moved away from absolute bans and started focusing on how to mitigate the dangers and risks instead.

From human extinction to super intelligence, two futurists explain

There is a decent chance that artificial intelligence is a good thing. Depends on whether we can make it such that it is friendly.

Accelerating how new drugs are made with machine learning

Researchers have developed a platform that combines automated experiments with AI to predict how chemicals will react with one another.

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