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There are mandatory rules and oversight of gene technology – like its use in treating human breast cancer cells, shown here. National Cancer Institute

Australia has led the way regulating gene technology for over 20 years. Here’s how it should apply that to AI

If we want better oversight and accountability about how AI affects all our lives, we don’t have to start from scratch.
RNA is more than just a transitional state between DNA and protein. Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

MicroRNA is the Nobel‑winning master regulator of the genome – researchers are learning to treat disease by harnessing how it controls genes

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the 2024 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their discovery of microRNAs, molecules that turn genes on and off – and cause disease when they go awry.
The subtleties of how genes are transcribed into RNA molecules like the one depicted here are key to understanding the inner workings of cells. Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

Machine learning plus insights from genetic research shows the workings of cells – and may help develop new drugs for COVID‑19 and other diseases

Machine learning is great at finding patterns but doesn’t know what those patterns mean. Combine it with knowledge gained from genetic research and you have a powerful view into the workings of cells.

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