DNA building blocks on asteroid Ryugu, bacteria that eat plastic waste, and more science news

Remember when Japan sent a spacecraft to an asteroid 180 million miles away to scoop some dirt off the surface? Six years on from its arrival to Earth, that sample has yielded some insights about what [...]

Oldest wooden tools in East Asia may have come from any of three species

The find may require rethinking the so-called "Bamboo Hypothesis." [...]

Wondering How Much Protein Is in Your Vegan Diet? Here Are 6 Tips to Hit Your Protein Goal

A plant-based diet can make it tricky to hit your protein goal. Here's the low-down on protein-rich foods for vegans. [...]

Anthropic brings Mythos to the masses with Claude Fable 5, its most powerful generally available model ever

Anthropic today launched two new AI models — Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 — marking the company’s first broad release of the powerful “Mythos-class” AI capabilities it previously kept [...]

OpenAI debuts GPT-Rosalind, a new limited access model for life sciences, and broader Codex plugin on Github

The journey from a laboratory hypothesis to a pharmacy shelf is one of the most grueling marathons in modern industry, typically spanning 10 to 15 years and billions of dollars in investment. Progress [...]

Humans optional: Tomorrow's Internet of Agents is being planned today and will bypass homo sapiens almost entirely

Tomorrow's "Internet of Agents" is being planned today by Cisco and Microsoft and will bypass homo sapiens almost entirely. [...]

Deepmind’s AlphaGenome predicts how small DNA changes affect genes

DeepMind has introduced AlphaGenome, a new AI model designed to predict how even small changes in DNA can influence gene activity. The model focuses on the non-coding regions of DNA - stretches that d [...]

We have a fossil closer to our split with Neanderthals and Denisovans

A recent study suggests that North Africa may be a key place to look. [...]

23andMe founder Anne Wojcicki will regain control of embattled DNA company after all

In a surprise twist, 23andMe founder and former CEO Anne Wojcicki is set to regain control of the DNA company's assets, according to a press release from 23andMe. In May, a company called Regener [...]