Viewpoint: Dr. AI? Artificial intelligence on a path to diagnose conditions and prescribe treatments directly to a patient without a physician

Viewpoint: Dr. AI? Artificial intelligence on a path to diagnose conditions and prescribe treatments directly to a patient without a physician

Scott Gottlieb | CNBC | 
The inevitable question isn’t so much if but when these artificial intelligence devices can step into the shoes of doctors ...
‘AI hallucinations’: How OpenAI can combat ChatGPT’s tendency to fabricate information

‘AI hallucinations’: How OpenAI can combat ChatGPT’s tendency to fabricate information

Hayden Field | CNBC | 
OpenAI is taking up the mantle against AI “hallucinations,” the company announced Wednesday, with a newer method for training artificial ...
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Cell-based meat: Why the FDA’s cultivated chicken safety clearance is only the first step in popularizing what many consumers still consider ‘just a lab experiment’

Natasha Piñon | CNBC | 
Last fall, cultivated-meat company Upside Foods became the first in the U.S. to be viewed as safe for human consumption ...
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Baby formula shortage crisis: Lab-cultivated human breast milk could fill gaps in ‘vulnerable’ formula supply chains

Natasha Piñon | CNBC | 
In 2020, in a nondescript office building in Durham, North Carolina, a team of scientists used cells to recreate sugar and ...
110 years old and going strong: BioAge start-up uses AI to understand genetic factors in supercentenarians that might help us live longer

110 years old and going strong: BioAge start-up uses AI to understand supercentenarian genetic factors that might help us live longer

Kerima Greene | CNBC | 
The biotech industry niche focused on aging is expected to reach a market value of $65 billion over the next ...
Video: ‘Weapon in our armory’ — Developer of Golden Rice says genetically modified crops are essential for food security as global warming makes crops more vulnerable

Video: ‘Weapon in our armory’ — Developer of Golden Rice says genetically modified crops are essential for food security as global warming makes crops more vulnerable

Nafees Meah | CNBC | 
Nafees Meah, regional representative for South Asia for the Philippines-based International Rice Research Institute, calls genetically modified crops "a weapon ...
Why climate change is forcing a rethink on the benefits of genetically engineered crops

Why climate change is forcing a rethink on the benefits of genetically engineered crops

Shoma Bhattacharjee | CNBC | 
All our food systems like agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture, are under the stress because of rising temperatures leading to ...
6 best foods to improve brain functioning? Here’s one Harvard scientist’s list

6 best foods to improve brain functioning? Here’s one Harvard scientist’s list

Uma Naidoo | CNBC | 
Based on my work with hundreds of patients, below are the best brain-boosting foods that people aren’t eating enough of ...
How COVID vaccine skepticism is morphing into a broader anti-vax movement

How COVID vaccine skepticism is morphing into a broader anti-vax movement

Chloe Taylor | CNBC | 
Skepticism toward Covid-19 vaccines could be fueling a “worrisome” rise in broader anti-vax sentiment, doctors have said. Professor Liam Smeeth, ...
Omicron multiplies 70 times faster than Delta — but infects the lungs less

Omicron multiplies 70 times faster than Delta — but infects the lungs less

Spencer Kimball | CNBC | 
The omicron variant of Covid-19 replicates 70 times faster in human airways than delta, but infection in the lungs appears ...
AY.4.2: What do we know so far about the new Delta variant mutation?

AY.4.2: What do we know so far about the new Delta variant mutation?

Holly Ellyatt | CNBC | 
A newly-discovered mutation of the delta variant is being investigated in the U.K. amid worries that it could make the ...
The delta COVID variant is now in almost 100 countries. Who is most vulnerable?

The delta COVID variant is now in almost 100 countries. Who is most vulnerable?

Berkeley Lovelace Jr. | CNBC | 
The highly contagious delta variant is the fastest and fittest coronavirus strain yet, and it will “pick off” the most ...
The delta COVID variant originally identified in India is not only more transmissible — it causes different symptoms than earlier strains

The delta COVID variant originally identified in India is not only more transmissible — it causes different symptoms than earlier strains

Holly Ellyatt | CNBC | 
Scientists have warned that the data suggests the delta variant is around 60% more transmissible than the “alpha” variant (previously ...
Vaccine passports: A threat to our freedom or a grudgingly acceptable health precaution?

Vaccine passports: A threat to our freedom or a grudgingly acceptable health precaution?

Sam Meredith | CNBC | 
The U.S., U.K. and European Union are among those considering whether to introduce a digital passport that will allow citizens ...
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30+ genes identified that could protect us from COVID, opening door to gene therapy prevention solutions

Lori Ioannou | CNBC | 
The goal was two-fold: to identify the genes that make human cells more resistant to SARS-CoV-2 virus; and test existing ...
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Abbott expects to ship 90 million coronavirus antibody tests over next two months after FDA grants emergency approval

Berkeley Lovelace Jr. | CNBC | 
The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization for Abbott Laboratories’ new coronavirus test that detects Covid-19 antibodies.... Abbott ...
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Impossible Foods touts eco-benefits of its GMO plant-based burger to win over skeptical consumers

Dan Gluck | CNBC | 
Impossible Foods has claimed a spot on the menus of fast-food chains like Restaurant Brands International’s Burger King and White ...
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Video: Impossible Foods hits back at Super Bowl ad alleging plant-based beef contains laxative

Sully Barrett | CNBC | 
The Center for Consumer Freedom ran a Super Bowl commercial alleging that plant-based meat alternatives are not as healthy as ...
China may balk at announced purchase of $50 billion in US crops

China may balk at announced purchase of $50 billion in US crops

Weizhen Tan | CNBC | 
China ramping up agricultural purchases to the level that the U.S. is demanding would be a problem and Beijing would ...
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New investment rules would limit shareholder advocacy attempts to influence company stance on GMOs, climate change

Ganesh Setty | CNBC | 
The U.S. Security and Exchange Commission formally proposed a new rule on [November 6] that could make it harder for ...
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Hormel, Kellogg launch ‘non-GMO’ plant-based meats to compete with Beyond, Impossible

Jasmine Wu | CNBC | 
Hormel said [September 4] it will launch its own plant-based meat brand, following Kellogg’s announcement of a similar addition to ...
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Plant-based Impossible, Beyond burgers will help wean consumers off meat, Whole Foods CEO says

Jade Scipioni | CNBC | 
In 2013, Whole Foods gave plant-based meat start-up Beyond Meat its first shot at selling its vegan “chicken” strips at ...
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Dessert of the future? This $20 a pint ice cream made with GMO yeast sells out in hours

Jade Scipioni | CNBC | 
Agri-tech start-up Perfect Day released a line of real ice cream made with lab-grown dairy that costs $20 a pint ...
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Impossible Foods vs. Beyond Meat: Arms race to control booming plant-based burger market is on

Riley de Leon | CNBC | 
Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods are served in almost 20,000 restaurants across the country, and the list of restaurant chains ...
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China’s lengthy GMO crop approval process cuts US agriculture profits $5 billion over five years

Jeff Daniels | CNBC | 
China’s approval process for biotech crops is beset by regulatory hurdles and delays that have cost U.S. companies billions of ...
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Billionaire investors led by Bill Gates back biotech start-up Ginkgo Bioworks to expand plant-based meat industry

Amelia Lucas | CNBC | 
As demand for plant-based food like fake burgers heats up, biotech start-up Ginkgo Bioworks is launching a venture to bring ...
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Synthetic, animal-free collagen could produce candy, shampoo and lotions of the future

Waverly Colville | CNBC | 
Geltor, based in San Leandro, California, produces the protein collagen without animals. Collagen is found in a variety of foods, ...
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5 things to fear from artificial intelligence in the future

Ryan Browne | CNBC | 
CNBC spoke with some experts to see what they think are the five scariest potential future scenarios for AI. A common ...
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