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AI Is Rewiring Microbes to Brew Our Medicines. Is It Working?
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Growth medium is the costliest part of lab-grown meat. We examine how AI and machine learning are redesigning it, what the evidence shows, and where the claims run ahead.
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AI therapy is being tested in real clinical trials. We read the 2025 and 2026 evidence on chatbot therapy for depression and anxiety, the safety gaps, and what regulators say.
