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Busted: Right-winger pushed for race-based college enrollment for daughter of political ally

In January, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller declared “war on DEI,” directing his agency to stop working with businesses that embrace policies that give advantages to people based on “race, ...

AI-crafted viruses that eat bacteria: Scientists say the medical breakthrough has already begun

Scientists have leveraged Artificial Intelligence to design entirely new bacteriophages, viruses capable of attacking and killing bacteria. Researchers at Stanford and Arc Institute successfully ...