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OpenAI Funds Biosecurity Startup Valthos to Counter AI-Enhanced Biological Threats

Valthos Inc., a biosecurity startup, has emerged from stealth with $30 million in backing from OpenAI and other investors. The company aims to build software tools to prevent AI-assisted biological attacks that could create engineered pathogens with catastrophic potential.

Emerging Biosecurity Threats in the AI Era

Artificial intelligence advancements are creating new national security vulnerabilities, particularly in the realm of biological weapons development, according to recent analyses. A nightmare scenario described by the Center for AI Safety suggests that terrorists with minimal training could potentially use AI systems to engineer dangerous pathogens combining the most dangerous properties of existing viruses.

by Elisa Romero
HealthcareResearch

Breakthrough mRNA Technology Shows Promise in Targeting Hidden HIV Reservoirs

Scientists have developed a groundbreaking method using mRNA technology to force hidden HIV viruses out of dormancy. This approach could potentially expose viral reservoirs that have made complete eradication of the infection so challenging.

New Approach Targets HIV’s Hiding Places

Researchers have reportedly made significant progress in the decades-long quest for an HIV cure by adapting mRNA technology similar to that used in COVID-19 vaccines. According to a recent study published in Nature Communications, scientists have developed specialized lipid nanoparticles that can deliver mRNA instructions to infected cells, forcing dormant viruses to reveal themselves.

by Nathan Cole