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fromFuturism
17 hours ago

Researchers Get Human Brain Cells Running Doom

Cortical Labs taught living human brain cells to play the complex 3D video game Doom, advancing biological computing capabilities beyond their previous Pong achievement.
Startup companies
fromBoston.com
2 days ago

Two Boston startups join the race to create the next major weight-loss drug

Boston startups Vivtex and Nimbus Therapeutics partner with major pharmaceutical companies to develop next-generation oral obesity treatments using advanced drug delivery and AI technologies.
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
3 months ago

The WIPO Treaty on Genetic Resources: A Misguided Expansion That Threatens the Patent Bargain

Increasingly, patents have become proxies for achieving unrelated policy objectives-from reducing drug prices to constraining certain industries. The WIPO Treaty continues this trend by burdening the patent system with social and political aims that fall outside its purpose. The likely outcome is weakened protection for biotechnology and pharmaceutical innovation, especially for discoveries derived from genetic resources or traditional knowledge. The result would be less research investment and slower progress in precisely those areas where humanity benefits most-healthcare, sustainability, and food security.
Intellectual property law
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