AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoAI in Science: Google’s chief scientist Jeff Dean and three top AI researchers have left to launch Discovery Loop, with Alphabet investing and Google Cloud as its partner—aiming to automate parts of scientific and engineering work. Cancer Models: A decade-long Human Cancer Models Initiative has doubled access to patient-derived lab cancer models, releasing 665 next-generation models across 25 cancer types for qualified researchers. Quantum From Sunlight: Researchers generated photon entanglement directly from sunlight using an all-glass solar concentrator and a nonlinear crystal, pointing to more energy-efficient quantum tech. Brain Aging & Dementia: NIH-funded work finds a midlife immune shift in the hippocampus, while a separate study in people over 90 shows dementia risk persists past age 90. Biotech Safety Debate: Scientists used AI to design and synthesize new bacteriophage viruses that work in the lab, sparking renewed calls for biosafety and biosecurity guardrails. Science Education: A new national school guideline pushes project-based inquiry in grades 4–9, including themes like AI and emerging industries. Marine Biology: Studies probe how whales can perform high-energy hunting while their hearts slow to extreme rates during deep dives.
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