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🧪 Nearly 30% of a CRISPR protein's sequence was altered in new AI-guided designs, a huge leap from the usual 1% to 2% tweak. What's interesting is that these synthetic enzymes still successfully edit human and plant cells, sometimes even outperforming their natural counterparts.

The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year www.wired.com/story/cdc-cy...

🧪 Kalshi is now selling contracts on clinical trial outcomes. The pitch is that markets aggregate dispersed knowledge to better predict success. The people holding that knowledge are the ones running the trial. This is a really bad idea 🧵 #MedSky

Google is rebranding NotebookLM as Gemini Notebook. The big change is shifting its focus from basic text summaries to more complex data analysis.

White House teleprompter operator investigated over alleged trades on Trump speeches www.axios.com/2026/07/16/w...

I was not expecting this guy underneath the grill cover. I moved him into a flower pot to transport him to a field across the street. I did drip a little water on him before I sent him on his way (it is hot outside).

It’s pandemonium #ENGARG

The decision by England to take their foot off the gas and try to ride out a win on a single goal is going to haunt them for a very long time. #ENGARG

Omfg

Ooh, we got a game now!!! They parked the bus too early. #ENGARG

Oh wow! Goal ENG! #ENGARG

This is a nifty piece of software, if you have a mac www.theverge.com/gadgets/9637...

Not super reassuring when the ref has to repeatedly point at the yellow card to try and calm people down. #ENGARG

Yikes, will we make it past 25 min without a major card? Not entirely sure. #ENGARG

Scott McGrath@smcgrath.phd

Keeping an eye on the #ENGARG game, I agree, I don’t think the game will end with all 22 players on the field by the final whistle. Both sides are being very aggressive.

Keeping an eye on the #ENGARG game, I agree, I don’t think the game will end with all 22 players on the field by the final whistle. Both sides are being very aggressive.

Nearly 97% of medical digital twins remain stuck in early conceptual stages. A new scoping review of 64 studies shows we're great at building patient-specific heart and brain models from imaging, but translation is stalled by a lack of clinical validation and workflow integration.

Why am I not surprised Meta would be one of the first companies hit wth allegations that they used AI to pick who to fire. The complaint argues automated metrics like token usage and keystroke tracking penalized workers on protected medical leave.

🧪 A quarter of a million hours of brain data from 100k people is powering a new AI effort to decode cognitive health. Hemispheric, led by FaceID co-inventor Gidi Littwin, raised $52M to train deep learning models on EEG signals. They're heading to the FDA next year with a PTSD tool. 🧠

I don't think you are ready for how bad some of these GenAI flyers are...

New York Governor Signs First Statewide Data Center Moratorium www.wired.com/story/new-yo...