Two weeks ago, the journal Science published a paper by researchers from Stanford University (Samuel H. King et al.) who used two genomic language AI models, Evo 1 and Evo 2, to create the complete genomes of 16 new viruses capable of successfully attacking the bacterium Escherichia coli C. Beyond what this scientific achievement entails, the fact that an artificial intelligence is capable of generating viruses that do not exist in nature raises new alarms. The authors created bacteriophage viruses – which do not attack animal cells – and applied strict safety measures, ensuring that their creation did not leave the laboratory. But the inevitability of Murphy’s law points out that if something can happen, it will eventually happen. Biosafety needs to prepare for this new technoscientific capability.

There is still a year left to witness what will be the “eclipse of the century.” On August 2, 2027, the phenomenon will be visible from practically all of Spain, but only in the south of Andalusia, Ceuta, and Melilla will the Moon completely cover the Sun, plunging the day into night. Still recovering from the eclipse of last August 12, reservations for houses, apartments, and rooms have already skyrocketed in provinces such as Cádiz, Málaga, Granada, and Almería. And, with them, the prices.