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Flock tightens surveillance rules; cloning advances; pediatric cell atlas efforts grow

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Flock, a police-tech company, is implementing new rules for its license plate reader network due to backlash over mass surveillance and misuse. The changes require officers to enter a criminal case number for searches, though loopholes may remain. Separately, scientists have developed a CRISPR-based method to turn male mouse embryos female, with potential applications in conservation and other cloning endeavors. Additionally, a scientist is leading efforts to create a comprehensive cell atlas for children, recognizing that pediatric cells differ significantly from adult cells and impact drug responses. AI

IMPACT This cluster covers advancements in cloning technology and efforts to map human cells, with indirect implications for future AI applications in biotech and medicine.

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Flock tightens surveillance rules; cloning advances; pediatric cell atlas efforts grow

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  1. MIT Technology Review TIER_1 English(EN) · Thomas Macaulay ·

    The Download: Flock’s new rules, cloning’s future, and children’s cells

    This is today&#8217;s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what&#8217;s going on in the world of technology. Flock is tightening its rules in response to a growing surveillance backlash The police-tech giant Flock is changing officers’ acc…

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