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The Decoder · FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2026

Stanford and Arc Institute AI Designed Novel Viruses That Successfully Killed Bacteria

The viruses were new. The bacteria were real. The results were positive, which in this context means the bacteria died. This is either very bad or completely fine. Adequate has stopped trying to determine which.
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