AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoAI and Genetics: Google DeepMind’s AlphaGenome 2 aims to predict how DNA variants affect specific cell types, using profiles from more than 100 million cells across 68 tissues. Cancer Research: Cambridge and UCL scientists traced leukaemia’s origins through stored blood samples, finding that in two-thirds of cases the first cancer-driving mutation appeared before age 20—decades before diagnosis. Smarter Wearables: Cornell researchers developed EchoMotion, which uses a smartwatch’s speaker and microphone to track full-body movement with sound waves, potentially supporting exercise and rehabilitation. Research Computing: Oklahoma State’s new Cimarron supercomputer, more than 10 times as powerful as its predecessor, will support AI, agriculture, aerospace and health research across three states. AI Safety: New York’s AI responsibility center will bring together more than 80 researchers to test advanced systems and study their safety and security. Scientific Simulation: MIT and partner researchers introduced WorldParticle, an AI model designed to simulate diverse physical systems, from sand to proteins, within one framework.
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