First Travelytics Newsletter: Let the Fun Begin!

An ancient RNA-guided system could simplify delivery of gene editing therapies February 27, 2025
The programmable proteins are compact, modular, and can be directed to modify DNA in human cells.
AI system predicts protein fragments that can bind to or inhibit a target February 20, 2025
FragFold, developed by MIT Biology researchers, is a computational method with potential for impact on biological research and therapeutic applications.
MIT spinout maps the body’s metabolites to uncover the hidden drivers of disease February 19, 2025
ReviveMed uses AI to gather large-scale data on metabolites — molecules like lipids, cholesterol, and sugar — to match patients with therapeutics.
Like human brains, large language models reason about diverse data in a general way February 19, 2025
A new study shows LLMs represent different data types based on their underlying meaning and reason about data in their dominant language.
AI model deciphers the code in proteins that tells them where to go February 13, 2025
Whitehead Institute and CSAIL researchers created a machine-learning model to predict and generate protein localization, with implications for understanding and remedying disease.

America has never had state media like it does today February 27, 2025
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are revolutionising presidential communication
Critics of Medicaid point to a rigorous study conducted 15 years ago February 27, 2025
But some of its authors think it has been misused by partisans
America’s Gen Z has got religion February 27, 2025
Because of them, a long decline in the number of Christians has levelled off
To make their numbers work, Republicans must slash health spending February 27, 2025
Some proposed cuts to Medicaid could mean 20m lose their health insurance
Edward Blum has new allies in his fight against affirmative action February 26, 2025
The campaigner has battled race-conscious policy for decades. Now his time has come

GAO Issues Unprecedented Warning on State of U.S. Disaster Response as Trump Cuts FEMA Staff February 27, 2025
The delivery of disaster aid is on the Government Accountability Office's High-Risk List for the first time as climate-related costs soar,Federal Emergency Management Agency staffing lags, and the Trump administration makes further cuts
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) Is Safe from Climate Collapse―for Now February 27, 2025
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation likely won't completely collapse with global warming, but any weakening could have grave consequences worldwide
The International Space Station May Need More Microbes to Keep Astronauts Healthy February 27, 2025
The overly sterile environment of the International Space Station is missing important microbes, a new detailed map shows. If we want to live off Earth, we may need to take more of our bacterial friends with us
This Twist on Einstein’s Greatest Theory Deserves More Attention February 27, 2025
A nearly century-old offshoot of Einstein’s general theory of relativity may hold promise for solving the mysteries of dark matter, dark energy and more
Private ‘Athena’ Moon Lander and NASA ‘Trailblazer’ Launch to Hunt for Lunar Water February 27, 2025
Intuitive Machines’ Athena lander is planned to touch down near the moon's south pole on or around March 6