SCiFi Foods Ceases Operations Amid Funding Challenges
SCiFi Foods, a startup engaged in developing cultivated meat, has ceased operations and initiated the sale of its intellectual property and assets through an advisory firm.
Court gives preliminary approval of $600 million settlement for the East Palestine train derailment
This week, the court overseeing a lawsuit for the February 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, gave preliminary approval for a $600 million settlement to be paid by Norfolk Southern Railway, lead attorneys in the class action lawsuit said in a press release.
This deadly fungus is hitchhiking its way across the world
Anne Pringle was surveying mushrooms at a field site in Tomales Bay State Park, just north of San Francisco, when she found herself in a predicament. She was surrounded by a sea of one of the world’s most dangerous mushrooms: Amanita phalloides, commonly known as the death cap.
Plan for patient ID checks at hospitals snagged by tech issues
Concerns are rising over technological challenges potentially hindering a government plan to require patients to present their ID cards at hospitals to verify their identity.
Alcohol abuse costing £27bn a year in England
The cost of alcohol abuse is laid bare in a new study that shows £27bn a year being spent in England on the health and social harms of drinking.
Living and dying in the shadow of chemical plants
There are now 26 chemical plants located along the 69km (43-mile) stretch of Highway 43 from McIntosh to the port city of Mobile. Eight of the plants are within 3.2km (2 miles) of McIntosh.
First Person to Receive Pig Kidney Transplant Dies Nearly Two Months Later
The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after he underwent the procedure, his family and the hospital that performed the surgery said Saturday.
New AI Tools Predict How Life’s Building Blocks Assemble
Proteins are the molecular machines that sustain every cell and organism, and knowing what they look like will be critical to untangling how they function normally and malfunction in disease. Now researchers have taken a huge stride toward that goal with the development of new machine learning algorithms that can predict the folded shapes of not only proteins but other biomolecules with unprecedented accuracy.
Nurses push for involvement in AI decision-making
Union leaders and technology experts say health systems should be open with nurses about how they plan to use artificial intelligence and educate them on such tools in light of staffing and other concerns.
‘Cowspiracy’ Director Announces New Film: ‘How To Make Drugs’
The film looks at the “wasteful, dangerous, and often absurd” use of animal testing in pharmaceuticals
