"percentage of papers published in Science with at least one corresponding author with funding from the US federal government has been declining over the past 7 years [...] 54 to 44%. By contrast, the number of published papers originating from China has doubled...." www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

“No nation can keep pace in the race for global leadership in innovation by politicizing its universities,” argues @drmichaelharris.bsky.social in a new #ScienceEditorial. scim.ag/45a97GB

CBO is out with its final cost estimate of the tax-and-spending bill passed by the House. - Revenue ⬇️ by $3.7 trillion over 10 years - Spending ⬇️ by $1.3 trillion - Debt ⬆️ by $2.4 trillion over 10 years - Uninsured pop. ⬆️ by 10.9 million in 2034 Full analysis: www.cbo.gov/publication/...

Can communicating with our audiences about AI help us better integrate the good parts of AI into our journalism? Asking for a friend. ;-) www.poynter.org/mediawise/ta...

I thought what made it Air Force One was its defense and communications features. This plane seems unfit for the job - like its intended recipient! www.cnn.com/2025/05/19/p...

The challenge of #biomanufacturing and scale-up is a perennial topic at SynBioBeta. Hard stories of failure can motivate companies to adopt better, more interoperable standards. 😀 #synbiobeta2025

Farmers are facing increasing challenges from pests, climate. Can the government play a role in making public data available to understand how ag and other products are making an impact? #synbiobeta2025

Big R&D budgets at @procterandgambel.bsky.social , @bayercropscience.bsky.social , L’Oreal, IFF, @arzeda.bsky.social to feed, sustain and nurture the world. #synbiobeta2025

@dnascript.bsky.social continues to push the envelope in quantity and quality of #DNA, the building blocks of our biological futures. 🧬🧬🧬🧬🧬🧬🧬 #synbiobeta2025

There are many ways for #synbio startups to leverage #AI (@awscloud.bsky.social , #OpenAI) without over indexing on internal AI experts. - Karl Handelsman, Codon Capital, #synbiobeta2025

#synbio regulators may lack the technical expertise to streamline approval of emerging bioproducts. It requires collaboration from biotech innovators to get to market. #synbiobeta2025 #regulation

What are #synbio #ML innovators most excited about today? More and more compute, more applications, community organization, leveraging new models on existing data. #synbiobeta2025

It’s difficult to get #AI #drugdiscovery insights from data that were not designed for LLM consumption. Smaller, focused, fit-for-purpose datasets can be more effective training sets. #synbiobeta2025

‘The data density in biology is far greater than in words’: LLMs are tipping us into true #AI #drugdiscovery but we still need more (translational) data to realize the dream. @synbiobeta.bsky.social #synbiobeta2025

@drewendy.bsky.social: #synbio innovators can help policymakers go from “prebiotic” to “probiotic” - help them understand the strategic importance of biotech. #synbiobeta2025

Only half the people in the world who need insulin (the first biotech product) can get it, showing how hard it is for biology to scale. @drewendy.bsky.social #synbiobeta2025

Kevin Scott of @microsoft.com: We have an “AI technological overhang” with lots more capability than the models are being used for, in areas like biology. #synbiobeta2025 #synbio #ai

Excited to be at #synbiobeta2025! Over the next few days, I’ll be sharing some glimpses of the gathering. @synbiobeta.bsky.social #synbio

One of the fastest ways to slow global warming is to reduce methane from cattle. ArkeaBio is developing a methane-reducing vaccine to help farmers and producers cut emissions. It's a safe, scalable solution for feeding a growing world while tackling climate change. #MethaneReduction