it is good to seek out,and learn from thought leaders who are in touch with the tremendous impacts that technological advances may have on our lives and our world
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- In a First, Researchers Use Stem Cells and Surgery to Treat Spina Bifida in the Womb March 10, 2026The study focused on safety, but the results offer hope the approach could give kids a chance to walk. The post In a First, Researchers Use Stem Cells and Surgery to Treat Spina Bifida in the Womb appeared first on SingularityHub.Shelly Fan
- Hackers Are Automating Cyberattacks With AI. Defenders Are Using It to Fight Back. March 9, 2026Which side has the advantage will depend less on raw model capabilities and more on who adapts fastest. The post Hackers Are Automating Cyberattacks With AI. Defenders Are Using It to Fight Back. appeared first on SingularityHub.Edd Gent
- This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through March 7) March 7, 2026Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology. The post This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through March 7) appeared first on SingularityHub.SingularityHub Staff
- Autonomous AI Agents Have an Ethics Problem March 6, 2026AI-powered digital assistants can do many complex tasks on their own. But who takes responsibility when they cause harm? The post Autonomous AI Agents Have an Ethics Problem appeared first on SingularityHub.Adam Schiavi
- Thousands of Everyday Drone Pilots Are Making a Google Street View From Above March 5, 2026Spexi's crowdsourced drone fleet has mapped over 5 million acres in 200 cities around Canada and the US. The post Thousands of Everyday Drone Pilots Are Making a Google Street View From Above appeared first on SingularityHub.Aaron Frank
- These Supercharged Immune Cells Completely Eliminated Solid Tumors in Mice March 4, 2026The technology, which uses genetically engineered T cells, could target nearly two dozen different solid cancers with one treatment. The post These Supercharged Immune Cells Completely Eliminated Solid Tumors in Mice appeared first on SingularityHub.Shelly Fan
- New Device Detects Brain Waves in Mini Brains Mimicking Early Human Development March 2, 2026The flower-shaped device wraps around brain organoids and maps nearly all electrical activity. The post New Device Detects Brain Waves in Mini Brains Mimicking Early Human Development appeared first on SingularityHub.Shelly Fan
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- A Review of How the Heart Ages March 9, 2026The European Heart Journal has published a review of what happens to the human heart as it ages, noting the cellular effects of mitochondrial dysfunction and cellular senescence along with more visible changes such […]Josh Conway
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- How Inflammaging Makes Pneumonia Worse in Mice March 5, 2026Researchers publishing in Aging Cell have discovered how older organisms’ susceptibility to pneumonia is related to inflammatory factors. Short-lived infection fighters Polymorphonuclear leukocytes, more commonly known as neutrophils, are part of the first […]Josh Conway
- Resistance Exercise Training Slows Down Brain Aging March 4, 2026Using brain clock models that analyzed MRI images of the brains of elderly people who underwent one year of resistance training, researchers concluded that both heavy and moderate resistance training slow brain aging [1]. The broad benefits Exercise has […]Anna Drangowska-Way
- Novel Mechanism for Parkinson’s Is Linked to ATP Deficiency March 3, 2026Scientists have discovered that ATP deficiency disrupts dopamine processing in synapses, leading to the accumulation of the harmful protein species that characterize Parkinson’s disease. ATP supplementation helps, but the road to […]Arkadi Mazin
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