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Anthropic's S-1 filing says Claude can accelerate drug discovery and biology research, making life sciences central to the AI company's IPO pitch. Source: Anthropic's IPO Filing Shows How It's Boosting Biotech Research - Business Insider

With home heating oil prices soaring and energy costs high, people are turning to firewood, space heaters, and even wall tapestries. Source: High heating oil prices send families scrambling for alternatives

The controversial discovery that our brains can generate new neurons surprisingly late in life is now prompting a rethink of adult brain health, pointing the way to better treatments for stroke, dementia and depression Source: Your brain’s unexpected ability to regenerate and how to harness it | New Scientist

Records searches, interviews, and in-person visits should all be part of the vetting process for people deciding to move to assisted living residences. Source: Death at Mass. assisted living residence highlights need for vetting

The future of innovation may be research outside universities Source: America’s new era of private science

Facial appearance offers a non-invasive window into health. Anyone can now upload photos to try Mass General’s FaceAge tool. Source: Anyone can now upload photos to try Mass General’s FaceAge tool

"Breaking Bad" actor and disability advocate RJ Mitte has reportedly died by suicide at age 34, although authorities are still investigating his death. Separately, research has identified higher rates of depression and anxiety among people with cerebral palsy. Source: ‘Breaking Bad’ Actor, Disability Rights Advocate RJ Mitte Dies at 34 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RJ_Mitte

Housing, lab space remain barriers to expand growing industry. Source: Opinion | Worcester bets big on biotech as urban population spikes

From blood pressure to ageing, research suggests the first 1,000 days of sugar exposure could leave a decades-long mark on health Source: The generation raised on sugar rations – and what their health reveals 70 years later | Sugar | The Guardian

A new artificial turf field at Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School isn't open yet, but it's sparking a debate. Source: New artificial turf field at Massachusetts high school has neighbors concerned about water contamination - CBS Boston

College degrees hold less value, while jobs in the trades are booming. Source: The College Decision Just Got Harder - The Atlantic

Portable power, satellite connectivity, and water systems are changing what it means to live and work beyond conventional infrastructure. Source: The Rise of Mobile Off-Grid Living - Innovation & Tech Today

Kathie Schwartz and her husband don't want to live in a retirement community. Instead, they built a tiny home in their yard for a future live-in caretaker. Source: I Don't Want to Move to a Retirement Home, so I Built a Tiny Home for a Caretaker - Business Insider

Drugmakers are picking through the Chinese biotech sector to find treatments and technologies to bring to overseas markets Source: Biotech is one area where the US can afford to let China flourish

But maybe the biggest reveal is that Anthropic has not let Claude run loose in its biology lab. Humans are still, so far, in the loop. Source: Anthropic says its biology lab has already found something big | TechCrunch

We need to understand where it went wrong if we’re going to fix it. Source: Opinion | The little-understood roots of our health care catastrophe

Wearable machines that assist just one part of the body are proving surprisingly useful Source: Humble exoskeletons work better than combat supersuits

Here the New York Times columnist and author of Late Migrations and Graceland Margaret Renkl brings alive in 52 chapters her love for the animals and plants in her yard and nearby parks in Tennessee. Source: Book review: Margaret Renkl's 'The Comfort of Crows' : NPR

Throughout his long career, the writer and farmer found joy in a world without end. Source: Wendell Berry's life on Earth | Grist

Plus, AI’s economic future: Study philosophy, survive the robots Source: Why Oracle’s New Data Platform Matters | The Morning Download for Sept. 11 - WSJ

It takes more than a computer science degree to land a job after graduating from college. Source: Want to Avoid Being Replaced By AI? Study These 3 Fields

Outlier, Mercor, and others are paying as much as $200 an hour for AI trainers. Learn what the role is, how to get started, and how much you can earn in 2026. Source: How To Get Paid Up To $200/Hr Training AI Without Any Tech Skills

Our senses are shaped by how we use them. Source: Lifelong Deafness Could Rewire a Person's Peripheral Vision : ScienceAlert