
Liam Mannix
Science Journalist at The Age
Science Journalist at Sydney Morning Herald
Science journalist with @theage and @smh. My best-selling book on science of back pain, BACK UP, out now: https://t.co/dvinWuyvoG
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1 week ago |
smh.com.au | Liam Mannix
By Liam Mannix June 18, 2025 — 7.00pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Israel and Iran have both deployed weapons old and new as the fighting between them rages on.
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1 week ago |
smh.com.au | Liam Mannix
By Liam Mannix June 14, 2025 — 7.45pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Preliminary new evidence suggests the new shingles vaccine temporarily increases the risk of developing a mild case of shingles in the weeks following the first jab.
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2 weeks ago |
smh.com.au | Liam Mannix
, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. It’s the insult Stephen Bailey can’t wait to hear. “You’re boring”, the nurse says, matter-of-factly, and Bailey can’t help himself. He grins, ear-to-ear. The bloodwork and scans are all clear. No signs of a recurrence from the cancer that once threatened Bailey’s life. Nothing to see here. “I keep telling her: don’t you ever change that word,” laughs Bailey.
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1 month ago |
watoday.com.au | Liam Mannix
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1 month ago |
smh.com.au | Liam Mannix
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great. terrific

Another example given is helping to synthesize and release a dangerous virus. https://t.co/jdfasVfo14

oh good. what a promising development

Specifically, Anthropic says its latest model is now quite strong at bioweapons-related tasks. Anthropic can't rule out if it can "significantly help" undergrads to "create/obtain and deploy CBRN weapons." The next level is making a state bioweapons program even stronger. https://t.co/EqGYLnHJzm

Prof Crabb was a key architect of the MRFF...

I was very active in helping the MRFF come about. It was always intended to disburse around $1b a year if fully capitalized at $20b. The fund has well exceeded that, now at $22b+, yet it only disburses $650m/year, 1/