Is Bill Gates Playing God? Shocking ‘Seeds and Code’ Speech Fuels Fears of Genetic Engineering Agenda
A speech attributed to Bill Gates, circulating under the title ‘Seeds and Code’, has sparked global controversy over…
Launch prices for new drugs ‘significantly’ exceed inflation, analysis says
Amid intensifying angst over prescription drug prices, a new analysis found that the median net price for 154…
New gene-editing method can correct many disease-causing mutations in mammalian cells
Some genetic disorders-such as cystic fibrosis, hemophilia and Tay Sachs disease-involve many mutations in a person’s genome, often…
FDA approved fewer drugs in third quarter, analysis finds
The upheaval at the Food and Drug Administration appears to be taking a toll on the pharmaceutical industry,…
When helpfulness backfires: LLMs and the risk of false medical information due to sycophantic behavior
To evaluate language models across varying levels of drug familiarity, we used the RABBITS30 dataset, which includes 550…
Scientists Create a Banana That Doesn’t Turn Brown
Image credits: Matt L. Any banana you eat today is probably a clone. You may have noticed it…
Eli Lilly, Sarepta, Pfizer, Medicare, Novo: Readout Newsletter
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The first non-opioid painkiller – Works in Progress Magazine
In the nineteenth century, the invention of anesthesia was considered a gift from God. But post-operative pain relief…
AI-designed proteins revolutionize gene editing precision and safety
Researchers at Integra Therapeutics, in collaboration with the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) Department of Medicine and Life Sciences…
Taiwan Pavilion Fostering Collaborative Innovation in AI, Regenerative Medicine and CDMO at BioJapan 2025
TAIPEI, Oct. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industries Promotion Office (BPIPO), an organization focused on fostering Taiwan’s…