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Health USADoctors Edit Genes from Within the Human Body for the First Time, Treat Genetic Blindness
A gene-editing tool has for the first time been used to edit human genes inside the body – known as in vivo gene editing – to help repair the sight of people born with a blindness-causing gene mutation.
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Health USANew Powerful Antibiotic Drug Would Not Have Been Found Without Artificial Intelligence
Using a machine-learning algorithm, MIT researchers have identified a powerful new antibiotic drug called halicin, which is able to prevent the development of many types of bacteria that are resistant to treatment, including E. coli.
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Heroes USAHow Bill and Melinda Gates Spent Billions to Help Vaccinate Three-Quarters of a Billion Children
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has spent 20 years – and $53.8 billion – focusing on global health and U.S. education. Their biggest success: vaccinations that helped prevent 13 million deaths.
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Health ChinaWill Artificial Intelligence Find a Cure Against the Coronavirus?
The new coronavirus 2019 first became public at the end of last year in Wuhan, China. Ever since, scientists have been working on a drug that could keep the virus under control – and many are looking into artificial intelligence for help.
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