One of the participants was Prof. Yifat Merbl of the Weizmann Institute of Science, whose research earned her a place on Nature’s list of the '10 People Who Shaped Science in 2025.'
Until now, kidney organoids created from pluripotent stem cells would begin to degrade after about a month, often containing cells from unrelated tissues that compromised experimental results.
They found that their model’s accuracy remained stable regardless of smoking status, body mass index, sex, or even signs of accelerated aging — something previous age predictors have struggled to achieve.
'This attack scenario underscores the need to harden the synthetic DNA supply chain with protections against cyber-biological threats,' said a leading Israeli cyber expert.
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