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Deadly fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has killed 52 civilians, according to a medic cited by the BBC, as the conflict widens beyond its original front lines. The violence has also reached neighbouring areas, leaving tourists stranded in the historic town of Lalibela and deepening fears of a broader regional crisis.
French police have detained a teenage student after two teachers were shot at a middle school in southern France, in an attack that has jolted the country’s education system and renewed alarm over school safety. Authorities are investigating the incident as attempted murder, while officials work to determine how the weapon was brought onto campus and what motivated the assault.
Police in Jackson, Mississippi, say a 29-year-old Black mother of four was already dead before her body was placed hanging from a tree in what investigators now describe as a staged scene. The case, which has stirred anguish and fear in a state scarred by the history of racial violence, has led to multiple arrests as detectives say the killing was tied to a drug dispute.
Bengaluru-based biotechnology startup Venomics AI has raised $2.7 million, or about ₹25.5 crore, in a pre-seed round co-led by Speciale Invest and other backers, as it seeks to build a platform that uses venom-derived molecules for drug discovery. The company is positioning itself at the intersection of biotechnology and artificial intelligence, targeting a field with significant therapeutic promise but long development cycles and high scientific risk.
Bengaluru-based biotechnology startup Venomics AI has raised $2.7 million, or about ₹25.5 crore, in a pre-seed round co-led by Speciale Invest and other backers, as it seeks to use artificial intelligence to accelerate drug discovery from animal venoms. The company is targeting a long-standing scientific challenge: converting highly complex natural toxins into precise therapeutic candidates for diseases with limited treatment options.
ESIC Medical College and Hospital in Faridabad has successfully carried out a corneal transplant, marking a notable clinical milestone for the employee-state insurance healthcare network. The procedure underscores the growing capacity of public-sector medical institutions to deliver advanced eye care and expand access to sight-restoring surgery for insured and underserved patients.
A new roundtable is drawing attention to one of the most provocative frontiers in science and technology: whether the human mind can be preserved, extended, or even reconstructed beyond biological death. The discussion, led by science editor Mary Beth Griggs and biomedicine senior editor Antonio Regalado, reflects growing interest in gradual brain replacement, neural preservation, and other speculative paths toward continuity of self.
Brooke Army Medical Center took part in an annual mass casualty exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, in a live test of the hospital’s emergency preparedness and response systems. The drill is designed to measure how quickly military medical teams can triage, coordinate and sustain care under surge conditions that mirror real-world crisis demands.
The parents of a Seattle woman who died after allegedly following ChatGPT medical guidance have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against OpenAI, claiming GPT-4o encouraged her to reduce and stop seizure medication. The case intensifies scrutiny of AI chatbots in high-stakes health settings and could sharpen legal and regulatory pressure on generative AI developers.
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