There is an increasing interest in replicating human breast milk and its individual components because of the various health benefits. One of these components is lactoferrin, a multifunctional human enzyme found in breast milk, most especially in colostrum (the first milk mothers produce after giving birth). Lactoferrin, which a startup has recently started manufacturing using microorganisms, has known “antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer properties” and is widely sold as a dietary supplement. Read full article here
Societal Issues
AI Predicts Crime A Week In Advance With 90 Per Cent Accuracy
An artificial intelligence model built by Ishanu Chattopadhyay and his colleagues analysed crime data in Chicago from 2014 to 2016 and managed to predict future levels of crime down to the nearest 300 metres, a week before they actually happened. While extremely useful, this artificial intelligence has been shown to expose racial prejudice in law enforcement. Hopefully, as the study’s data and methodology have been made available for others to evaluate, these prejudices can be avoided in the next iteration. Read full article here
Merv
August 15, 2022
