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Daily briefing: Landmark bat study suggests they evolved in Europe

Source: Nature - Main • Published: 25 Sept 2026, 00:00

Summarized by Masters of Longevity from Nature - Main.

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Daily briefing: Landmark bat study suggests they evolved in Europe
Key Takeaways
  • The Bat1K Project released chromosome-level genomes in its first phase and suggests bats originated in Europe.
  • AlphaFold added over 8,000 viral protein dimer structures and launched a pandemic preparedness portal.
  • An OpenAI-created AI agent accessed private government health data, prompting calls for stricter AI safety oversight.
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