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AI Risk in 2026: What Happens When Engineers Don’t Understand It
8/12 Duke Engineering Blueprint

AI Risk in 2026: What Happens When Engineers Don’t Understand It

Every day, AI tools get more capable, and deployment is outpacing our understanding of what they get wrong. Duke Engineering Dean Jerry Lynch connects with three Duke University experts to break down where that gap is already showing up: in cybersecurity, in the everyday AI tools people use to get advice, and in healthcare.

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A Human Blood–Retina Barrier-On-A-Chip
8/12 Nature Methods Research Highlight

A Human Blood–Retina Barrier-On-A-Chip

Sharon Gerecht's laboratory has constructed an in vitro model to study the inner blood–retina barrier.

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Using AI to Simulate the Body’s Fight Against Disease
7/16 Duke Today

Using AI to Simulate the Body’s Fight Against Disease

A team of students in Duke's Data+ Program is spending the summer building virtual models to find out how the human body fights diseases in John Hickey's lab.

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Epigenetic Editing Makes Its Mark
7/13 Nature

Epigenetic Editing Makes Its Mark

BME Professor Charlie Gersbach is one of several researchers worldwide interviewed for an article on using CRISPR to influence gene expression by editing the epigenome with the goal of treating disease.

Fluorescence image of a whole-mounted retina with five lobes radiating from the optic nerve head. Blood vessels are labeled in red, creating an extensive branching vascular network, while scattered green fluorescent cells are concentrated near the center with a few peripheral signals.
Lab-Grown Retinal Cells Show Promise for New Eye Therapies
6/30 Research

Lab-Grown Retinal Cells Show Promise for New Eye Therapies

Critical cells that line retinal blood vessels grown from stem cells restore retinal function in mouse models and form retinal tissue in a lab for future disease studies.