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In the era of AI-generated news, readers value trust over customised content

The future of AI in journalism will depend on a balance between benefits and risk, and raising audience comfort, trust and news literacy.

Governments are hiding data, threatening democracy. Here’s how it affects you

From being custodians of public knowledge, governments are turning to architects of manufactured ignorance. Amid disappearing evidence, citizens are struggling to hold power to account

AI and the news: How it helps, fails, and why that matters

AI is reshaping the news ecosystem in the fields of search, fact-checking and personalised feeds. If used well, it can support journalism and strengthen democracy.

A cure for cancer? Making sense of RNA vaccines

New vaccines for cancer and flu are among a host of promising RNA therapeutics currently in human clinical trials.

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The pros and cons of storing babies’ DNA

Compiling and storing the DNA of newborns could be a massive boon for public health. But the ethical questions are just as big.

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The ethical minefield of screening for disabilities

With prenatal genetic screening now routine, it’s relevant to ask whether prospective parents or scientists understand enough about the results.

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DNA data offers benefits many of us will never realise

Collecting DNA data is not much help without the key to understanding what it all means. And that key is centralised health records.

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Genetic discrimination and the ghost of the future past

Unless people are brought into conversations about genetic discrimination dystopian scenarios may come to pass.

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In the era of AI-generated news, readers value trust over customised content

Governments are hiding data, threatening democracy. Here’s how it affects you

AI and the news: How it helps, fails, and why that matters

A cure for cancer? Making sense of RNA vaccines

The pros and cons of storing babies’ DNA

The ethical minefield of screening for disabilities

DNA data offers benefits many of us will never realise

Genetic discrimination and the ghost of the future past

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