Jose Andres is a Faculty Fellow at the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability who studies ecological and conservation genomics/environmental DNA.  He comments on the Trump administration's team-up with Colossal Biosciences, a private company, to preserve cells, tissue and DNA from threatened and endangered species. 

Life Sciences & Veterinary Medicine

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future

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Juan Hinestroza is a professor of fiber science and apparel design who has worked with athletic companies on high-performance apparel. He directs the Textiles Nanotechnology Laboratory.

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Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, there’s been more of a spotlight on the availability of affordable, highly effective birth control for women. However, more and more women had been asking about nonhormonal birth control options – due to side effects and misinformation online.

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Anthropic is working to resolve a dispute with the U.S. government after officials imposed export controls on its newest Mythos 5 and Fable 5 artificial intelligence models. The company shut off access to everyone on Friday in order to comply.

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President Trump’s new executive order would provide the government with an early look at powerful new AI models. 

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SpaceX launched its first 60 satellites for Starlink back in 2019, the beginning of its satellite internet “constellation.” This Saturday marks the seventh anniversary of the launch.

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Allen Carlson, an associate professor of government and an expert on Chinese foreign policy, says the flurry of diplomacy reflects Beijing’s effort to project strength amid mounting domestic pressures.

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The New York State Legislature passed a one-year moratorium on data center permits, but the governor has yet to sign it. If she does, it would be the first statewide moratorium in the nation. Cornell experts weigh in on the potential pause.

New York State

Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future

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Microsoft is reportedly scaling back access to some advanced AI coding tools and Uber has burned through its annual AI coding-tools budget in just four months. This highlights a growing challenge for companies – AI is not cheap labor.

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Allen Carlson, an associate professor of government and an expert on Chinese foreign policy, says the comment cuts to the core of the U.S.-China relationship.

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