Why saving microbes may be the most important conservation effort ever

A newly released study describes how researchers collaborated to design the first comprehensive roadmap for protecting microbial life. The effort was led by Professor Jack Gilbert, President of Applied Microbiology International. The work appears in the article titled ‘Safeguarding Microbial Biodiversity: Microbial Conservation Specialist Group (MCSG) within the Species Survival Commission of the International Union…

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Lockdown could have been avoided and other key findings

Nick Triggle, Jim Reed, Dom Hughes and Michelle RobertsBBC News Getty Images The long-awaited independent report into how well or badly the government handled the Covid pandemic has been published. Chairwoman of the inquiry, former judge Baroness Hallett, said the UK’s response could be summarised as “too little, too late”. The report looks at whether…

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Trans people could be barred from services based on appearance

Alison Holt,Social affairs editor, Ewan Somerville and Kate Whannel,Political reporter Getty Images Trans people could be asked about whether they should be accessing single-sex services based on their physical appearance or behaviour, new guidance seen by the BBC has said. A code of practice, produced by the equalities watchdog and awaiting ministerial approval, says it…

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How Care Access achieved 86% data processing cost reductions and 66% faster data processing with Amazon Bedrock prompt caching

This post is co-written with Michelle Tat, Christopher Penrose, Rasmus Buchmann, and Daniel Hansen from Care Access. Organizations operating in the healthcare industry face a critical challenge as they process large volumes of medical records and face a critical challenge: how to efficiently analyze thousands of medical records daily while maintaining strict security and compliance…

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