MIT researchers developed theoretical foundations for methods that could identify the best way to aggregate genes into modules and efficiently learn the underlying cause-and-effect relationships among them. This approach holds promise for investigating the mechanisms of diseases and identifying new drug targets.

New recommendations from DEFRA’s Hazardous Substances Advisory Committee (HSAC) have set out steps that could make the UK a world leader in more ethical, safer, and cost-effective chemical testing, through early adoption of a risk-based approach to regulation (also called next generation risk assessment).