Daily briefing: Automated robot 'scientists' spark debate over the future of lab work

Daily briefing: Automated robot 'scientists' spark debate over the future of lab work

• Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X You have full access to this article via your institution. • HelloNaturereaders, would you like to get this Briefing in your inb

Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 279 words
Daily briefing: Automated robot 'scientists' spark debate over the future of lab work

Daily briefing: Automated robot 'scientists' spark debate over the future of lab work

• Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X You have full access to this article via your institution. • HelloNaturereaders, would you like to get this Briefing in your inb

Science · February 22, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 2 min · 288 words
New fossils may settle debate over mysterious sail-backed spinosaurs

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Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 115 words
Tokenized pre-IPO shares topic ignites legal debate at Consensus Hong Kong 2026

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Will self-driving 'robot labs' replace biologists? Paper sparks debate

Will self-driving 'robot labs' replace biologists? Paper sparks debate

• Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X Chatbot-driven lab robots are automating methods like protein synthesis.Credit: Du Yu/Xinhua via Alamy Last year, synthetic biol

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 297 words
Moonwell hit by $1.78M exploit as AI vibe coding debate reaches DeFi

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• Moonwell hit by $1.78M exploit as AI vibe coding debate reaches DeFi The exploit saw the Moonwell protocol exploited for $1.78 million after cbETH was mispriced at $1.12 instead

FinTech · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 237 words