The next industrial revolution is here. Like electricity or the internet before it, artificial intelligence has the potential to transform economies by opening new avenues for growth. India is no exception.
Scientists have long used a powerful gene-editing tool called CRISPR to make precise changes to DNA. But a different version of the technology, known as Cas13a, targets RNA, the genetic material found in viruses such as HIV. Now, researchers at Rice University have developed an improved version of Cas13a that could make it easier to detect HIV and other RNA viruses in blood and environmental samples. The study was published in Cell Chemical Biology.
Gas prices are up and Trump is out of time to bring them down before midterms. On today’s Big Take podcast, what high energy prices could cost the Republican party. (Source: Bloomberg)
Japan’s biggest bank is tentatively getting back into the country’s benchmark government bonds, even as it remains concerned that yields could further spike due to fiscal and monetary policies in the nation.