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Scientists have made the first viruses designed by artificial intelligence in a milestone that raises hopes for new medicines but also concerns over how to ensure the technology remains safe.The viruses are specific kinds known as bacteriophages, which only infect bacteria and are used around the world to treat patients with persistent infections. In lab tests, a cocktail of the AI-designed viruses killed E coli bugs that were resistant to natural bacteriophages.Dr Brian Hie, a chemical engineer at Stanford University in California, used genome language models, the genetic equivalent of the large language models behind AI chatbots, to design functioning…

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At 10am on Thursday, Olivia Rodrigo announced in an Instagram post that she would play a concert in Brooklyn later that night. Tickets went on sale at precisely the same moment – for the princely sum of $25 a pop – not through a Ticketmaster presale code or a virtual waiting room or one of the other digital gauntlets numbingly familiar to today’s concertgoer but in-person only from the box office at Warsaw, the century-old Polish community hall turned music venue in Greenpoint.That made admission less a transaction than a delicate equation of geography, endurance and luck. Fans who lived…

FoodSpeciality tea Photograph: SJ Bright/AlamyThe Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more.I love discovering local teas wherever I travel, whether it’s Moroccan mint, Japanese green or herbal blends I’ve never come across at home. I gave up coffee last year, and since then, tea – particularly matcha from Kyoto, which is really strong – has become my daily ritual.Adrienne Adhami, wellbeing coach and podcast hostSpanish olivesWhen in Spain, I always come home with Aceitunas gazpachas – these split manzanilla or hojiblanca olives are marinated with pickles and spices, and…

Millions of adults and children in England face being forced to wait longer for mental health care, with more than two-thirds of NHS providers planning to cut services and half expected to axe jobs, the Guardian can reveal.With mental health services already under extraordinary pressure amid soaring demand for support, experts warned the proposed cuts – drawn up by trusts to plug holes in their finances – would also have “significant” consequences for the wider NHS, the economy and public services.Key services such as child and adolescent mental health care, talking therapies, addiction support, help for adults undergoing a mental…

The Organising Council of the Daily Times Nigeria Centenary (DTN@100) Heroes Awards has announced the recipients of four of its prestigious special honours, recognising exceptional individuals and institutions whose visionary leadership, innovation and transformational contributions continue to advance Nigeria’s economic growth, environmental sustainability, social development and global competitiveness. The latest announcement forms part of activities leading to the DTN@100 Conference, Grand Book Unveiling and Times Heroes Awards, a landmark event commemorating the centenary of Daily Times Nigeria and celebrating a century of impactful journalism, national discourse and nation-building. This year’s special honours recognise outstanding achievements in the categories of National…

Chinedu Eze Stakeholders in Nigeria’s aviation industry have warned the different aviation unions over the incessant disruption of airline operations, insisting that such disruption is impacting negatively on the nation’s economy. The stakeholders posited that air transport in Nigeria would continue to drive economic growth through the swift movement of key decision-makers, investors, and business leaders between major hubs like Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt. They explained that the rapid mobility would continue to save crucial time, boost productivity, encourage investment, and connect local markets to global trade networks, adding that when the chain of movement is disrupted by the unions,…

Thursday’s primary in the southern state of Tennessee has provided the first test of the state’s new congressional district map, redrawn in May.Tennessee was one of roughly 10 states to reconfigure its map since 2025, as part of a partisan push to gain an advantage in the 2026 United States midterm election.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe election is seen as a referendum on President Donald Trump’s second term in office, and the Republican leader has cheered redistricting efforts in right-leaning states like Tennessee, as part of a broader national plan to maintain his party’s control of Congress.Each…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians to the circulation of a suspected counterfeit asthma medicine, warning that its use could lead to treatment failure and other serious health risks. The agency made this known on Friday in a public alert shared on its official X account, saying the suspected falsified product, Ulmicort 0.5 mg/ml Inhalation Suspension, was detected during market surveillance conducted by pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. According to NAFDAC, AstraZeneca informed the agency that the product closely resembles its registered asthma medicine, Pulmicort (Budesonide) Nebulising Suspension, and could mislead healthcare professionals and…

Researchers have uncovered a potential new way to treat autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by restoring the function of an important brain receptor. The study, led by Director Eunjoon Kim of the IBS Center for Synaptic Brain Dysfunctions, focused on a glycine transporter known as Slc6a20a/SLC6A20. The team found that reducing the activity of this transporter could help restore NMDA receptor (NMDAR) function. These receptors play a major role in communication between brain cells and are essential for learning, memory, and other cognitive processes. A More Targeted Way to Restore Brain Signaling Reduced NMDAR activity has been linked to several neurological…