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DNA Data Company Creates Portable Storage Media

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A company developing DNA into a feasible method for large-scale data storage unveiled a credit card-sized device using DNA for off-line data storage. . . . → Read More: DNA Data Company Creates Portable Storage Media

Partnership to Discover Mental Health Peptides in Milk

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A collaboration between biotechnology and dairy products businesses seeks to identify peptides in milk to form into dietary supplements for people with mood disorders. . . . → Read More: Partnership to Discover Mental Health Peptides in Milk

Study to Provide Real World Data for A.I. Seizure Forecasts

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A developer of medical monitoring systems with data from wearable devices will soon start asking individuals with epilepsy to offer data for an algorithm that predicts seizures. . . . → Read More: Study to Provide Real World Data for A.I. Seizure Forecasts

Trial Set to Test Inhaled mRNA for Viral Infections

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A developer of messenger RNA therapies for respiratory and rare diseases says it received clearance to begin a clinical trial in the U.K. for an inhaled treatment for viral lung conditions. . . . → Read More: Trial Set to Test Inhaled mRNA for Viral Infections

Infographic: A.I. Getting Hype, But Fewer Venture Funds

Bar chart: Venture funding in artificial intelligence by quarter, 2019 to 2023

According to CB Insights, venture investments in A.I. are declining each quarter in 2023, with the number of venture deals reaching a low level not seen since 2017. . . . → Read More: Infographic: A.I. Getting Hype, But Fewer Venture Funds

Lab-Grown Tissue Company Gains $38M in Seed Funds

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A company producing tissue samples in the lab, for drug discovery and preclinical research with robotics and artificial intelligence, raised $38 million in seed funding. . . . → Read More: Lab-Grown Tissue Company Gains $38M in Seed Funds

Challenge Seeks Precise Addiction Strategies, Biomarkers, Treatments

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A challenge competition with a $50 million purse seeks new strategies to attack the global substance abuse epidemic, including personalized diagnostics and treatments. . . . → Read More: Challenge Seeks Precise Addiction Strategies, Biomarkers, Treatments

A.I. Analytics Show Blood Test Detects Heart Disease

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Data from three health repositories show a simple blood test reveals inherited and acquired genetic indicators, analyzed with artificial intelligence, to detect coronary heart disease. . . . → Read More: A.I. Analytics Show Blood Test Detects Heart Disease

Trial Okayed to Transplant Donated Islet Cells for Type 1 Diabetes

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Health authorities in Sweden authorized the start of a clinical trial testing insulin-producing cells from donors engineered to prevent immune reactions in people with type 1 diabetes. . . . → Read More: Trial Okayed to Transplant Donated Islet Cells for Type 1 Diabetes

Generative A.I. Designs Novel Synthetic Proteins

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Generate:Biomedicines describes its Chroma generative A.I. model in yesterday’s issue of the journal Nature, and is making the model available as open source through GitHub. . . . → Read More: Generative A.I. Designs Novel Synthetic Proteins