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Is DNA all you need? In new work, we report Evo, a genomic foundation model that learns across the fundamental languages of biology: DNA, RNA, and proteins. Evo is capable of both prediction tasks and generative design, from molecular to whole genome scale. pic.twitter.com/BPo9ggHhmp — Patrick Hsu (@pdhsu) February 27, 2024 The post It’s happening appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.         CommentsThere's nothing you...

Lack of speed kills: We study how delays in NIH grant funding affect the career outcomes of research personnel. Using comprehensive earnings and tax records linked to university transaction data along with a difference-in-differences design, we find that a funding interruption of more than 30 days has a substantial effect on job placements for personnel […] The post Scientific Talent Leaks Out of Funding...

NYT: In 2022, there were 941 reported cases of measles in the World Health Organization’s European region. Over just the first 10 months of last year, according to an alarming bulletin the W.H.O. issued in mid-December, there were more than 30,000. This is the kind of spike — a 3,000 percent increase — that looks implausible […] The post Vaccine Induced Social Amnesia appeared first...