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Teen shot twice while driving through Sydney streets in terrifying ambush
An 18-year-old man is in hospital with serious injuries after being shot twice in the chest during an ambush while driving through Greenacre in Sydney’s south-west on Thursday night. The attack has raised concerns given the victim’s reported associations with the Alameddine crime family, though police have not confirmed whether this connection was linked to…
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Irish boxer Reeves ‘making progress’ in hospital
Irish boxer Lee Reeves is showing signs of improvement in hospital, according to promoter Frank Warren, days after he was knocked out and stretchered from the ring during a title fight in Dublin. The 31-year-old’s condition had initially been described as “critical but stable”, raising serious concern for his welfare following a brutal defeat, though…
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AI is now making new viruses
Researchers at Stanford University and the Palo Alto-based Arc Institute have used artificial intelligence models to design new viruses capable of infecting and reproducing inside bacteria, according to a study published in the journal Science. The work, carried out with careful safeguards, could pave the way for advances in gene therapy and biotechnology, but it…
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Large genome models used to design new viruses
Researchers at Stanford have used large genome models to generate new versions of bacteriophages—viruses that infect bacteria—based on the well-studied ΦX174 virus. The work suggests that AI systems trained on DNA can produce complete, functional-looking viral genomes rather than only individual genes, raising both scientific opportunities and longer-term biosecurity concerns. The models, Evo 1 and…
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FDA approves first-ever mRNA flu vaccine for millions of older Americans
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Moderna’s mRNA-based flu vaccine, the first influenza jab to use the messenger RNA technology behind its COVID-19 vaccine. The approval marks a significant shift in flu prevention, extending the mRNA platform beyond COVID-19 and offering a new option for older adults, who face higher risks from seasonal…
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Mitch McConnell, 84, returns home after long hospitalization
Former US Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, 84, has returned home after a lengthy hospital stay, according to reports. His return follows an extended period of medical treatment, though the specific illness or condition that led to his hospitalisation has not been detailed in available reporting. McConnell, a long-serving Kentucky senator, has faced public health…
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Perez Hilton “Reached Out” to Britney Spears, Neil Patrick Harris to Make Amends Before Livestream That Led to Hospitalization
Perez Hilton has told Fox News host Sean Hannity that he had reached out to celebrities including Britney Spears and Neil Patrick Harris to apologise for the harm his gossip blog caused them, in an interview recorded before he was hospitalised this week following a disturbing livestream. Hilton appeared to injure himself while livestreaming on…
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Artificial Intelligence used to design brand new viruses
Scientists made 16 successful viruses that had their genetic code designed by artificial intelligence.
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Safety fears as scientists make first viruses designed by AI
Researchers say breakthrough offers hope for new medicines but also raises urgent biosecurity questions Scientists have made the first viruses designed by artificial intelligence in a milestone that raises hopes for new medicines but also concerns over how to ensure the technology remains safe. The viruses are specific kinds known as bacteriophages, which only infect…