Jan 13 () - Gene sequencing company Illumina on Tuesday introduced a dataset that maps genetic changes to help ​accelerate drug discovery through artificial intelligence. The company said ‌it was partnering with drugmakers AstraZeneca, Merck and Eli Lilly for its Billion ‌Cell Atlas, which will train advanced AI models at scale and advance research into fundamental disease mechanisms that have previously been out of reach.

Spain's Catholic bishops and the Spanish government took another step Monday toward compensating victims of sexual abuse by clergy members who have died or whose possible crimes are too old to be prosecuted. In January, Spain’s Catholic bishops agreed to let the country’s ombudsman have the final say in the church’s compensation of such victims. It's aimed at resolving disagreements between the left-wing government and church authorities over reparations after victims criticized the church’s o

When Marc and Cristina Easton’s son was diagnosed with autism at 20 months, the Baltimore couple left the doctor’s appointment in confusion. Their toddler - who was very social - didn’t resemble the picture of the condition they thought they knew. And the specialists could offer little clarity about why or what lay ahead. It wasn’t until four years after their child’s diagnosis that the Eastons finally began to get answers that offered them a glimmer of understanding. This summer, a team from Pr