The Exposome Moonshot Forum will take place May 12th to 15th in the heart of Washington, DC. This highly participatory, impact-driven, multi-stakeholder forum will consider issues and opportunities surrounding data protection, AI integrations, and multi-national representation to build an effective and ethically informed launchpad for the Human Exposome. The Human Exposome, a counterpart to the Human Genome Project, uses precision analytics, predictive environmental data, and biometrics to understand the impact of lived environment on individual health profiles and outcomes. This once-in-a-generation endeavor will revolutionize the way we understand and address public health challenges, offering highly precise health profiles that consider every individual’s lived experience and local context.

A significant advancement in molecular engineering has produced a large, hollow spherical shell nanostructure through the self-assembly of peptides and metal ions, report researchers from Japan. This dodecahedral link structure, measuring 6.3 nanometers in diameter, was achieved by combining geometric principles derived from knot theory and graph theory with peptide engineering. The resulting structure demonstrates remarkable stability while featuring a large inner cavity suitable for encapsulating macromolecules, opening pathways for producing complex artificial virus capsids.