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- 1Space Station Starts Week of Advanced Health Research Ahead of Crew-13●Advanced Health Research Begins Week as Station Awaits Crew-13 Mission
The International Space Station's crew kicked off a week focused on advanced health research while preparations continue for the upcoming SpaceX Crew-13 mission. NASA says the studies aboard the orbiting laboratory continue to inform medicine on Earth, with the new crew rotation expected to bring additional scientific work to the station once it arrives.
- 2Roche lays out plans for autonomous AI-driven laboratories●Roche outlines plans to move towards autonomous AI labs
Roche has outlined plans to move towards autonomous laboratories powered by artificial intelligence, where research experiments could be designed, run and analysed with minimal human involvement. The Swiss pharmaceutical group's roadmap points to AI systems handling much of the drug discovery workflow. Details of timelines and investment were limited in the initial reporting, leaving analysts awaiting specifics.
- 3Cheap Motel Room Yields Discovery on Origins of Life●In an $80 motel room, a discovery to shed light on the origins of life
Scientists report a breakthrough with implications for understanding the origins of life, made not in a state-of-the-art laboratory but in an $80 motel room. The unusual setting has drawn attention, with readers sharing the story widely and praising the scrappy, low-cost approach to fundamental research into how life first emerged.
- 4A*STAR and NUS launch synthetic biology research lab▼A*STAR, NUS launch lab to advance synthetic biology
Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and the National University of Singapore have jointly launched a new laboratory dedicated to advancing synthetic biology. The initiative aims to strengthen research capabilities in the field and support Singapore's growing biotech ecosystem. The Economic Development Board highlighted the launch, underscoring the city-state's continued investment in frontier life sciences.