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Genetic Screen Brings New Insights to Human Development

A streamlined gene editing platform enables tissue-wide CRISPR screening in human organoids, identifying genes that regulate ...
eLife

Inferring variant-specific effective reproduction numbers from combined case and sequencing data

Integrating case counts with genomic sequences quantifies real-time transmission advantages of viral variants.

The UK town where 6 per cent of residents are over 90 as council care debt hits £66m

Inside the £66m care debt crisis gripping Devon as our working population plummets ...

Could direct cash help end youth homelessness

A pilot program providing one-time cash payments to young adults at risk of homelessness has shown promising early results.

Singapore on Thames or the sick man of Europe? The economics of Brexit ten years from the referendum

Paul Johnson, former director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies and Robert Johnson of the Centre for Cities analyse the ...

6 Best Fish for Grilling That Won't Fall Apart, According to Chefs

Discover the best fish for grilling this summer, from sockeye salmon to halibut, recommended by chefs.

Scientists Uncover A Potentially Unique Hammerhead Population In Puerto Rico

Scientists studying Puerto Rico's shark fishery made an unexpected discovery: juvenile scalloped hammerheads being caught ...
Tech Times

LLM Data Mixture Breaks When Training Pools Shift: Causal Inference Offers Fix

LLM training data mixture optimization breaks when training pools shift — every prior proxy experiment becomes stale.
Opinion

Hidden toll: Interpersonal violence drives most of the world's annual cost of up to US $34 trillion

The media is full of news of war, terrorism and armed conflict, and this shapes our perceptions of violence. However, if we look at the costs resulting from these forms of violence, the numbers are ...