AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoSpace Science: Bahrain Space Agency makes its first COSPAR 2026 appearance in Florence, presenting lunar exploration work on rover navigation, drilling and resource extraction. AI + Biosecurity: Stanford and the Arc Institute report AI-designed 16 brand-new bacteriophage genomes that can infect and kill E. coli, a potential antibiotic-resistance tool that also raises urgent safety questions. Health + Rehab: UT Health San Antonio researchers describe an exercise-based “swallow fitness” approach aimed at slowing swallowing decline in early Parkinson’s. ICT Policy: Bangladesh adviser Rehan Asif Asad lays out five ICT/telecom priorities: lower telecom taxes (including removing SIM tax), better mobile/broadband quality, digital ID and wallet infrastructure, AI-ready skills, and electronics manufacturing incentives. Earth Science: A new Nature Geoscience study links Antarctica’s Blood Falls red water to microbes tied to ancient trapped seawater under the glacier. Climate/Disaster Forecasting: University of Delaware tags sharks with ocean sensors to improve hurricane intensity forecasts by sampling conditions beneath the surface. Education + Society: Kerala suspends a teacher over a controversial Savarkar question in a school quiz; JNU cancels a book discussion after organizers allegedly didn’t fully disclose event details.
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