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The Traffic Ecology Laboratory team collects samples from dead nests in Lake Hula during the outbreak, December 27, 2021. (Credit: Hadas Kahner, Israel Nature and Parks Authority)

Wildlife as gatekeepers: Real-time traffic monitoring could help prevent the next pandemic

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Hebrew University-led research offers a new framework for monitoring zoonotic diseases through biologging – and highlights the importance of global collaboration
Vladimir Khabkin. Photo: WELCOME TRUST Foundation

Vladimir Khabkin: Fighter against cholera, speech and assimilation

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The Jewish-Russian bacteriologist and immunologist who developed vaccines for cholera and tuberculosis, led the fight against epidemics in India, and worked to preserve Jewish identity (although he recommended that the yeshivots he donated to teach students practical subjects) alongside extensive philanthropy.
Trump is destroying the World Health Organization. Image prepared using FLUX.

Trump disconnects: United States announces withdrawal from World Health Organization (WHO)

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Will artificial intelligence cause the extinction of the human race? Figure using DALEE 2. Definitions: Avi Blizovsky

If we are going to label artificial intelligence as a cause of extinction, we need to clarify how this will happen

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Along with many benefits, this technology comes with risks that we need to take seriously. But none of the above scenarios seem to provide a specific roadmap for extinction, claims an artificial intelligence researcher from the UK
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