A newly published peer-reviewed study has raised alarms about potential DNA contamination in Pfizer’s mRNA Covid-19 vaccines. Conducted by student scientists at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) White Oak Campus
One high-profile example involves the TruDi Navigation System, a surgical guidance device used in sinus operations. In 2021, Acclarent, then a unit of Johnson & Johnson, announced it had added machine-learning software
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Nearly five decades into one of the most influential literary careers of the modern era, Haruki Murakami still begins every novel the same way: without a plan. As he explained in a
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Two studies published in Nature Health on 6 February reveal that cheap, readily available AI chatbots, or large language models (LLMs), can enhance clinical decision-making and even outperform trained doctors in controlled,
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In the fjords of northern British Columbia, humpback whales execute one of nature’s most extraordinary cooperative hunting techniques: bubble-net feeding. A group of whales dives beneath a shoal of herring, with one
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For years, cursive handwriting seemed destined for obscurity, a looping relic of a pre-digital age. Across classrooms in the United States, Finland and Switzerland, the flowing script of connected letters quietly disappeared
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In a feat that would once have belonged firmly to science fiction, a 33-year-old man has survived for 48 hours without lungs, kept alive by an external artificial organ while doctors raced
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Children are being exposed to pornography at alarmingly early ages, with studies showing that between 8% and 20% encounter explicit content before turning 10, and over 90% before 14. This phenomenon, reported
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Sri Lanka is facing a steadily growing cancer crisis, with around 100 new patients being diagnosed every day and approximately 40 cancer-related deaths recorded daily, according to the National Cancer Control Program.
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Astronomers have discovered a distant, Earth-sized planet that could potentially support life, according to NASA. The candidate, named HD 137010 b, orbits a Sun-like star approximately 146 light-years from Earth and may
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Oxfam’s board of trustees has come under intense scrutiny, with a former trustee demanding their immediate resignation over failures in staff vetting processes that have reignited concerns about governance at the aid
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