• Researchers Call for an Open AI Virtual Cell, Outline Challenges to Overcome

    Bio-IT World | In a Perspectives paper published last week in Cell, researchers from Stanford University, Genentech, and the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative issued a call for AI to build a virtual cell. Technology is ripe for a biologically-valuable virtual cell, they say, outlining their views of the priorities and opportunities.

    Dec 18, 2024

  • Renee Iacona on Why Future Scientists Need to Learn About Data Science

    Bio-IT World | It has been a momentous year for artificial intelligence and machine learning. AI models can simulate clinical trials, diagnose diseases early, and detect biomarkers, and there is still no shortage of innovative ideas. However, there are some concerns surrounding AI/ML that have also been at the forefront of the industry. The latest episode of Trends from the Trenches covers one of these concerns.

    Dec 17, 2024

  • Ingredient in Children’s Glue Helps Tumors Retain Cancer Drug

    Bio-IT World | Japan has long taken a leadership role in the pursuit of boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) as a treatment for cancer. The approach involves injecting patients with a boron-containing compound that accumulates in tumor cells and acts as an exclusive target for neutrons to kill and was the research focus of a pair of Harvard scientists throughout the 1950s.

    Dec 13, 2024

  • Some Gut Bacteria Can be Transmitted Through Close Social Contact

    Bio-IT World | An intriguing new study suggests that the people we interact with socially influence the bacteria populating our gut. The implication is that some diseases considered nontransmissible may have a component that makes them contagious.

    Dec 11, 2024