AI for Tropical Diseases: 9 in 10 Studies Carry High Risk of Bias
A new systematic review of 69 studies finds AI for leprosy, leishmaniasis and schistosomiasis is promising but poorly validated. Here is what that means for neglected tropical diseases.
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93% of Delhi Residents Had Zika Antibodies. The Real Story Is Subtler
A Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia study published on 10 November 2026 found Zika-binding antibodies in 92.7% of healthy Delhi residents, but cross-reactivity with dengue complicates the headline. We explain what the numbers do and do not show.
Open RNA AI Model Rivals AlphaFold 3 at RNA Structure Prediction
AI-Designed Bird Flu Vaccine Beat the Stockpile Jab. Here's the Catch
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AutoDNA, published in Nature, orchestrates 20-plus instrument types across 11,000 steps of DNA work. The interesting part is the architecture, not the robots.
Western Ethics Wrote AI's Medical Rulebook. Yoruba Philosophy Answers Back
A new Developing World Bioethics paper applies six Yoruba moral principles to AI and big-data health research, and proposes concrete governance machinery.
The Next Pandemic Won't Have the Symptoms You're Watching For
Outbreak detection still runs on fixed symptom checklists. A new Nature comment argues for symptom preparedness, and gives AI one narrow job.
AI Models Cells Across a Billion Years. Can They Beat Plain PCA?
A preprint posted last week shows single-cell foundation models transfer across a billion years of evolution. The peer-reviewed benchmark record is far less flattering. Here is what the evidence actually supports.
Just Describe the Protein You Want. This AI Builds It, and It Works
A protein language model called Pinal designs working enzymes from plain-English prompts. What the Nature paper proves, and what it does not.
Measles Elimination Now Hinges on 450 Letters of Viral Code
This month PAHO decides whether the United States and Mexico have lost measles elimination status. The verdict rests on a question of viral genomics: one chain of transmission, or many separate importations?
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AI Can Call Drug Resistance in Hours. Should Labs Trust It Yet?
AI diagnostics can now predict antibiotic and antiviral resistance from a pathogen genome with striking accuracy. We examine the 2026 evidence, and why Europe's own susceptibility testing committee says it is not ready for the clinic.
