Ethics and Controversy

1+ hour, 16+ min ago   (89+ words) A widespread blind spot in one of genomics’ most routine measurements has been brought into sharp focus by a new study comparing short-read and long-read transcriptome sequencing. Researchers report that next-generation sequencing, the short-read workhorse of modern RNA analysis, systematically…...

12+ hour, 8+ min ago   (142+ words) Anthropic’s own risk reports now admit advanced artificial intelligence could trigger “catastrophic risk,” including threats to human survival and global stability. A viral AI resignation warning has now turned into one of X’s latest copy-and-paste meme formats. Watchdog News follows…...

7+ hour, 13+ min ago   (771+ words) You don’t need to know any math to understand why the Millennium Prize breakthrough matters. It’s proof of AI’s accelerating and terrifying progress. Why should we care that AI is suddenly insanely good at math? It’s a question that I’ve…...

5+ hour, 25+ min ago   (653+ words) The gene-editing field has long faced a stubborn trade-off. Tools such as CRISPR-Cas9 excel at cutting DNA and at making small, targeted changes, but installing large pieces of genetic material into a genome at a precise location — without causing collateral…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (931+ words) Peptides Are All the Rage, Promising Miracle Cures and Makeovers Delivered by Injection. How Did We Get Here? Experts say the peptide craze is part of a broader phenomenon, as patients look beyond the regulated health system to address problems…...

8+ hour, 23+ min ago   (262+ words) Pillar One: The Scientific Mindset Pillar Two: Embracing the Void The Alchemy of Not Knowing This requires emotional discipline rarely celebrated in popular descriptions of science. "I proposed this idea" must never become "I am this idea." A scientist, at…...

17+ hour, 22+ min ago   (801+ words) Twenty-five leading mathematicians signed an open letter arguing that AI labs threatened their intellectual work as they seek to one-up each other with solutions to famous math problems. "We are witnessing a general threat to intellectual work, with misalignment between…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (264+ words) Three new scientific leaders and the appointment of former White House Chief Healthcare Economist Jonathan Ketcham, PhD, to the advisory board deepen Radicle's ability to turn rigorous evidence into precision insights, better health outcomes and measurable economic value SAN DIEGO,…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (530+ words) The debate over agentic mathematics has reached beyond mathematical proofs. A group of the world’s most decorated mathematicians is warning that the race to make AI solve difficult mathematics could damage the field it aims to advance. Twenty-five Fields Medalists…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (451+ words) More than 800 former Environmental Protection Agency employees are warning about health risks tied to the rapid growth of data centers. The Environmental Protection Network released a report Thursday examining pollution tied to the facilities' soaring electricity demand. The group focused…...