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- 1Basecamp Research raises $140M to map biodiversity for drug discovery●UK-based Basecamp Research raised $140M to map global biodiversity for drug discovery. By training AI on genetic data fr
UK-based Basecamp Research has raised $140 million to build one of the world's largest maps of global biodiversity for drug discovery. The company trains AI on genetic data from unexplored organisms to help design new therapies. Observers note the funding scales up its work, but questions remain over proving safety in humans and ensuring fair benefit-sharing with countries that supply genetic material.
- 2China's industrial profit growth slows as imbalances deepen●China's industrial profit growth slows further as economic imbalances deepen
Industrial profit growth in China has slowed further, according to a Reuters report, in a sign that the country's economic imbalances are deepening. The slowdown points to continued pressure on Chinese manufacturers amid weak demand and uneven recovery, and is likely to fuel debate over the strength of the world's second-largest economy and whether Beijing will need to roll out additional stimulus measures.
- 3US immigration levels examined in historical perspective●How high is current immigration to the United States in historical perspective?
An analysis from Our World in Data examines how current immigration to the United States compares with historical levels. It places recent inflows, including the recent surge in migration, against more than a century of data, showing how today's foreign-born population share stacks up against past immigration waves such as those of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.