AstraZeneca’s Puja Sapra says AI is shortening biologics cycle times with fewer dead ends
The build-measure-learn loop, proprietary multimodal data, and a Kendall Square “lab of the future” are reshaping drug R&D.

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The build-measure-learn loop, proprietary multimodal data, and a Kendall Square “lab of the future” are reshaping drug R&D.
An Artemis II pilot warns NASA may be choosing the riskier touchdown location, and points to safer options tied to emergency access.
A compact active galaxy, seen about a billion years after the Big Bang, sits next to a 12,000-parsec filament likely to merge soon.
A new pre-print argues the early-universe dots fade because they transform, likely into ancient star cities.
A new international analysis says heat, not low precipitation, is driving Europe's exceptionally dry conditions and tightening risk for water, energy, and insurers.
A Quebec-to-Queens HVDC link can move up to 20% of NYC power, but outages and drought uncertainty are now the story.
A Northwestern-led prototype uses motion blur and counter-rotation to make drones harder to see, not just harder to spot.
One unlocked door plus sloppy internal controls show how healthcare access can fail fast, even with “security” in place.
The Department of Energy’s first Genesis grants land, and 278 teams now have 9 months to earn more funding.
New footage shows orcas “smashing fish to smithereens,” raising a rare question: toollike hunting, or pure play behavior?
A new look at killer-whale behavior suggests it could be both a food strategy and pure amusement.
A new Frontiers in Ethology paper documents cooperative “ramming” that may be practice, play, or social learning.