In August 2023, as part of Mark Zuckerberg’s “year of efficiency” that led to more than 20,000 layoffs, Meta disbanded a research team of a dozen scientists who had trained a large AI language model for biology. But Alexander Rives, who led the research cohort known as Meta’s “AI protein team,” wasn’t deterred by Meta’s … Read more
I’ve had many conversations about life extension over the years, and the idea is often met with resistance. People get upset when they hear about a person whose life has been cut short by a disease, but when confronted with the possibility of generally prolonging all human life, they react negatively. “Life is too hard … Read more
TThree scientists – Robert Langer, Paul Alivisatos and Chad Mirkin – received the 2024 Kavli Nanoscience Prize for their groundbreaking work in biomedicine, the Norwegian Academy of Sciences and Letters announced on Wednesday. The $1 million Kavli Prize recognizes scientists once every two years for significant contributions and breakthroughs in the fields of astrophysics, nanoscience … Read more