A biological 0-day? Threat-screening tools may miss AI-designed proteins.

To understand, you have to know a bit more about both existing biosurveillance programs and the capabilities of AI-designed ...

AI designs for dangerous DNA can slip past biosecurity measures, study shows

Companies that make DNA for science labs screen out any requests for dangerous bits of genetic material. But a new study ...
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Microsoft says AI can create “zero day” threats in biology

Artificial intelligence can design toxins that evade security controls. A team at Microsoft says it used artificial ...

Scientists reveal functional RNA splitting mechanism behind origin of type V CRISPR systems

CRISPR-Cas systems are adaptive immune systems found in prokaryotes that defend against invading nucleic acids through CRISPR ...

Physicists maneuver DNA molecules using electrical fields, offering real-time control

Researchers in McGill's Department of Physics have developed a new device that can trap and study DNA molecules without touching or damaging them. The device, which uses carefully tuned electric ...

Mapping 'dark' regions of the genome illuminates how cells respond to their environment

Researchers at Duke University used CRISPR technologies to discover previously unannotated stretches of DNA in the "dark genome" that are responsible for controlling how cells sense and respond to the ...