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this is bbc news. the headlines — australia and the g7 have confirmed they will endorse a price cap set by the european union on russian maritime oil exports. the sanctions scheme aims to reduce russian oil revenues, without upsetting global energy markets. russia has threatened to cut supplies to countries that comply. prince william has named the winners of the earthshot prize. the annual awards were created by the prince to fund projects addressing the threat of climate change. the winners, based in kenya, india, australia, the uk and oman, each receive just over $1 million to develop their innovations. south korea have reached the
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knockout stages of the world cup with a dramatic late win over portugal. the victory means uruguay missed out on progressing. means uruguay missed out on progressing-— progressing. switzerland were also through _ progressing. switzerland were also through after— progressing. switzerland were also through after they - also through after they finished runners—up behind the tournament favourites brazil. now on bbc news, click. and see the smart glass is trying to make sense of the
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world. breaks down 56 and everything else in 0h. world. breaks down 56 and everything else ir— wow! what a beautiful building. this is europe's biggest biomedical research facility under one roof. it's the francis crick institute in london. there are over 1,500 scientists working here, all looking at the biology that underlies health and disease. whether it's cancer, heart disease or strokes, the research here hopes to change the way that serious illness is diagnosed, treated, or even prevented. the institute gets its name from uk scientist francis crick, one of the four scientists who discovered this — the shape of our dna — which in turn determines the shape of us. there is dna in the nucleus of every cell. it carries genetic information with all the instructions that a living organism needs
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to grow, reproduce and function. genes are short sections of dna which carry information about different characteristics like ear shape, eye colour — they've even got one for my poor sense of humour. he isjoking. my point exactly. but sometimes they can go wrong, and that can lead to genetic disorders or disease. however, scientists are getting better and better at fixing genes. it's called gene therapy, and paul carter has been to visit one company at the cutting edge. paul: modern medicine continues to develop at a rapid pace, and advances in science and technology continue to drive innovation. this is the downstream processing labs. in london, i've been invited behind the scenes to see some pioneering medical research that has the potential to change the lives of people with inherited conditions or diseases. meiragtx is a company
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developing gene therapy treatments. while gene therapy itself has existed for around two decades, scientists and researchers here are looking to progress it to the next level. traditional gene therapy works by replacing broken or faulty genes that are causing a condition with working copies of those genes. the therapies being developed here use harmless viruses to carry the genes, which are being paired with a form of biological switch that can be taken in tablet form. where disease is caused by a gene becoming incorrectly switched on, this treatment tries to turn it off — or vice versa. when the idea of gene therapy started, one of the big issues was, how do you get those genes into people?
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so we and others, over the last five to ten years, have developed a new viral vector, and we're manufacturing that here to deliver the genes we're delivering into the body. in addition, at meira, we've actually developed over the last seven years a totally new technology which allows us to, in the future, control how those genes that are delivered to the body are activated using pills. one of the six clinical trials taking place here is targeting an inherited eye condition called retinitis pigmentosa. it causes light—detecting cells in the retina to break down over time, causing a person to eventually lose vision. red are the rod cells are the cone cells, so they exist in this kind of mosaic. early results of using gene therapy to treat retinitis pigmentosa has shown that it could potentially not only slow the progression of the disease, but in some cases reverse some of its effects.
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the work being done here has real potential to change the lives of people with inherited conditions. the challenge is taking it out of a laboratory like this, and getting it to those people that really need it. the retinitis pigmentosa research is being carried out with pharmaceutical company johnson &johnson, and is currently in stage three clinical trials. it's expected that approval will be filed for in 2024, meaning that we could be seeing treatment available in years, rather than in decades. this kind of gene therapy
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it is an in way of using the therapy which sees the signal and then changes how the brain processes in order to help with the symptoms of disease. this kind of gene therapy isn't yet a solution for everyone, and it does still have limitations. challenges still remain in manufacturing the genetic material, and reducing side effects. and, of course, there may be significant implications around cost. but the work being done
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by meiragtx and other medical companies has the potential at least to change lives. that was paul. one of my best friends has _ that was paul. one of my best friends has been _ that was paul. one of my best friends has been blind - that was paul. one of my best friends has been blind since i friends has been blind since birth and i am always in or about how seemingly effortlessly he can navigate the world. his spatial memory isjust the world. his spatial memory is just incredible the world. his spatial memory isjust incredible and the world. his spatial memory is just incredible and it is only when he is in the new location that he needs a little bit more assistance. but over the ast bit more assistance. but over the past few _ bit more assistance. but over the past few years, _ bit more assistance. but over the past few years, improved j the past few years, improved technology has really made a difference about how some blind and partially sighted people can make a betterfeel of and partially sighted people can make a better feel of the world around them. we can make a better feel of the world around them.— can make a better feel of the world around them. we have been to meet young _ world around them. we have been to meet young man _ world around them. we have been to meet young man who _ world around them. we have been to meet young man who has - world around them. we have been to meet young man who has been | to meet young man who has been wearing some very smart specs. i am stuart beveridge, visually impaired and totally blind and have been since birth. the only site i have is light and dark. i know when a light is on in the room and when it is not, and i know when the sun is out.
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everything is done by touch. i have no concept really of what anything looks like at all. ron is my second guide dog. i have had ron for nine years now, and ron basically helps me in my everyday life. he is with me 24-7, everyday life. he is with me 24—7, and it's great, because as well as being, 0k, he is a working dog, but he is actually my best friend as well, and we do almost everything together. so we are almostjoined at the hip. so we are almost “oined at the hi -. , . hip. independence. the dictionary _ hip. independence. the dictionary defines - hip. independence. the dictionary defines it - hip. independence. the dictionary defines it as| hip. independence. the i dictionary defines it as the ability— dictionary defines it as the ability to live your life without being helped or influenced by others. introducing the new aia powered smart_ introducing the new aia powered smart glasses by in vision. i smart glasses by in vision. have tried smart glasses by in vision. i have tried many different devices for visually impaired people over the years, but in 2020, i bought these. the
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software runs on the google glass enterprise edition two, which has a number of aids for visually impaired people. there is a speaker, there is a microphone, and they are controlled really by a touchpad as well. ., . ., , as well. connecting with robert iteveridge- _ as well. connecting with robert beveridge. hello? _ as well. connecting with robert beveridge. hello? hi, dad. - as well. connecting with robert beveridge. hello? hi, dad. i. beveridge. hello? hi, dad. i have mixed _ beveridge. hello? hi, dad. i have mixed up _ beveridge. hello? hi, dad. i| have mixed up my tins again. can you see it?— have mixed up my tins again. can you see it? yeah, i can see it, “ust can you see it? yeah, i can see it, just a _ can you see it? yeah, i can see it. just a wee — can you see it? yeah, i can see it, just a wee touch _ can you see it? yeah, i can see it, just a wee touch higher. - it, just a wee touch higher. when — it, just a wee touch higher. when i'm _ it, just a wee touch higher. when i'm out and about, i use a feature called to describe seen occasionally, and itjust occasionally, and it just describes occasionally, and itjust describes what's around me after taking a picture with the camera, so if my guide dog ron stops for any reason and i'm not sure why he stopped, just take a picture with the glasses and it describes my surroundings. aha, and it describes my surroundings. and it describes my surroundinas. �* , ., surroundings. a person holding a camera- _ surroundings. a person holding a camera. scan _ surroundings. a person holding a camera. scan text. _ surroundings. a person holding a camera. scan text. sighted . a camera. scan text. sighted --eole a camera. scan text. sighted people can — a camera. scan text. sighted people can just _ a camera. scan text. sighted people can just take - a camera. scan text. sighted people can just take things i a camera. scan text. sighted| people can just take things in at a glance, whereas that sense
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is totally beyond me. in at a glance, whereas that sense is totally beyond me.— is totally beyond me. in terms of team selection, i _ is totally beyond me. in terms of team selection, i have - is totally beyond me. in terms of team selection, i have got. of team selection, i have got really— of team selection, i have got really good _ of team selection, i have got really good options - of team selection, i have got really good options right - of team selection, i have gotj really good options right now and i— really good options right now and l was _ really good options right now and i was delighted - really good options right now and i was delighted that - really good options right now and i was delighted that we i and i was delighted that we were — and i was delighted that we were able _ and i was delighted that we were able to _ and i was delighted that we were able to sign _ and i was delighted that we were able to sign ryan- and i was delighted that we | were able to sign ryan kent and i was delighted that we i were able to sign ryan kent at the start— were able to sign ryan kent at the start of— were able to sign ryan kent at the start of this _ were able to sign ryan kent at the start of this month. - were able to sign ryan kent at the start of this month. find . the start of this month. find people. _ the start of this month. find people. find _ the start of this month. find people, find object, - the start of this month. findl people, find object, explore. my other— people, find object, explore. my other four— people, find object, explore. my other four senses - people, find object, explore. my other four senses are - people, find object, explore. i my other four senses are having to work extra hard to compensate for the site loss. it's the independents. i now don't need to rely so much on site of assistance. i'm actually doing a lot more on my own. no time for a look at this week's tech news. twitter has said it has stopped enforcing its policy on misleading information about coronavirus. a notice announcing the change appeared on the company's website but it hasn't commented on by the change is happening. 0ther on by the change is happening. other policies on misinformation still do appear
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to be in place. controversial measures, which would have forced big technology platforms to take down legal but harmful material have been axed from the uk's online safety bill. critics claimed it posed a risk to free speech, but campaigners have accused the uk government of watering down the proposed laws. it of watering down the proposed laws. ., , of watering down the proposed laws. . , ., laws. it was the government sa in: , laws. it was the government saying. yes. _ laws. it was the government saying, yes, this _ laws. it was the government saying, yes, this is - laws. it was the government saying, yes, this is legal, i laws. it was the government | saying, yes, this is legal, you can set to one another. you can't type it online. and it is going to get banned by social media companies. that is a shocking place for us to end up. shocking place for us to end u . _ , , ., shocking place for us to end up. sony is aiming to bring motion capture _ up. sony is aiming to bring motion capture tech i up. sony is aiming to bring motion capture tech for. up. sony is aiming to bring i motion capture tech for making avatars into our own homes through its latest release. available next year, these little devices are strapped parts of the body, allowing users to bring characters to life on the screen. it is going to be sold injapan first. and london's underground may be known for its network of trains, but now farmers taking over some of the space to house vertical farms. over some of the space to house verticalfarms. the over some of the space to house vertical farms. the technology has been installed in former world war two air raid shelters to grow food sustainably, and
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it means food can go from farm to plate much faster. phones, phones, phones. they are such a constant and most people's lives now, it is difficult to imagine being without them, and coming up to christmas, a new handset is on lots of lists to santa. but also on those wish lists are people might like to add better 56. here in glasgow, people might like to add better 5g. here in glasgow, people really like their 5g. according to use which, across the country about one third of us now have a 5g enabled phone, but here it is closer to half. however, the same study found that one in six people think the tech behind 5g has been a bit overhyped. i the tech behind sg has been a bit overhyped.— the tech behind 56 has been a bit overhyped.— bit overhyped. i don't think it's great- _ bit overhyped. i don't think it's great- i _ bit overhyped. i don't think it's great. i don't _ bit overhyped. i don't think it's great. i don't notice i bit overhyped. i don't think| it's great. i don't notice the difference. _ it's great. i don't notice the difference. i— it's great. i don't notice the difference. i don't - it's great. i don't notice the difference. i don't think i it's great. i don't notice the difference. i don't think it l it's great. i don't notice the | difference. i don't think it is areat. difference. i don't think it is great. sometimes - difference. i don't think it is great. sometimes if- difference. i don't think it is great. sometimes if you i difference. i don't think it isj great. sometimes if you are texting _ great. sometimes if you are texting it— great. sometimes if you are texting it won't go through, or for example i was trying to get out of— for example i was trying to get out of my— for example i was trying to get out of my mum but i couldn't -et
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out of my mum but i couldn't get her. _ out of my mum but i couldn't get her, so...— out of my mum but i couldn't get her, so... most places have wi-fi now. _ get her, so... most places have wi-fi now. you _ get her, so... most places have wi-fi now, you just _ get her, so... most places have wi-fi now, you just connect i get her, so... most places have wi-fi now, you just connect to l wi—fi now, you just connect to the wi-fi _ wi—fi now, you just connect to the wi-fi if— wi—fi now, you just connect to the wi—fi if you _ wi—fi now, you just connect to the wi—fi if you are _ wi—fi now, you just connect to the wi—fi if you are at - wi—fi now, you just connect to the wi—fi if you are at a - the wi—fi if you are at a restaurant _ the wi—fi if you are at a restaurant or— the wi—fi if you are at a restaurant or shops. i the wi—fi if you are at a j restaurant or shops. my provider _ restaurant or shops. my provider in _ restaurant or shops. ii- provider in sweden restaurant or shops.- provider in sweden offers restaurant or shops— provider in sweden offers 56, provider in sweden offers 5g, so there i have 5g, but here i don't. so there i have 56, but here i don't. , ., .,, don't. opened on the find most laces don't. opened on the find most places are _ don't. opened on the find most places are 46 — don't. opened on the find most places are ag and _ don't. opened on the find most places are ag and then - don't. opened on the find most places are ag and then the i don't. opened on the find most places are ag and then the odd| places are ag and then the odd places— places are ag and then the odd places you get 56 but not very much — places you get 56 but not very much. when it works well it's good, — much. when it works well it's good, when it doesn't, it doesn't _ good, when it doesn't, it doesn't. if good, when it doesn't, it doesn't-— good, when it doesn't, it doesn't. ., , �* ., ~' doesn't. if it doesn't work it doesnt doesn't. if it doesn't work it doesn't work at _ doesn't. if it doesn't work it doesn't work at all. - doesn't. if it doesn't work it doesn't work at all. 3g i doesn't. if it doesn't work it i doesn't work at all. 3g doesn't doesn't work at all. 36 doesn't work— doesn't work at all. 36 doesn't work sometimes. _ doesn't work at all. 36 doesn't work sometimes. mgr- doesn't work at all. 3g doesn't work sometimes. my girlfriend has 5g work sometimes. my girlfriend has 56 on _ work sometimes. my girlfriend has 5g on her _ work sometimes. my girlfriend has 5g on her phone _ work sometimes. my girlfriend has 5g on her phone but i work sometimes. my girlfriend has 5g on her phone but it i has 56 on her phone but it doesn't seem to be much of comparison between my ag. so if the price was a big difference between 56 and ag than i probably would stay with a6. most of the fans are going that way anyway, the latest iphone goes _ way anyway, the latest iphone does 56 — way anyway, the latest iphone goes 56 standard, so i think i will he — goes 56 standard, so i think i will be going for a 56. definitely. my actually work with — definitely. my actually work with social _ definitely. my actually work with social media _ definitely. my actually work with social media and - with social media and influences, _ with social media and influences, so - with social media and influences, so for mej with social media and l influences, so for me it with social media and i influences, so for me it is probably— influences, so for me it is probably needed - influences, so for me it is probably needed now i influences, so for me it is probably needed now as i influences, so for me it is i probably needed now as well, 'ust probably needed now as well, just that — probably needed now as well, just that kind _ probably needed now as well, just that kind of— probably needed now as well, just that kind of more - probably needed now as well, just that kind of more extra i just that kind of more extra boost _
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just that kind of more extra boost. ., .., , just that kind of more extra boost. ., . . , . boost. you can see that actually. _ boost. you can see that actually, the _ boost. you can see that actually, the ag - boost. you can see that actually, the ag is i boost. you can see that actually, the ag is a i boost. you can see that actually, the ag is a lot | actually, the ag is a lot faster in this particular spot than the 56. this is not exactly helping 56 phones fly off the shelves in the shops. they don't really know how you solve it to a customer because frankly if someone walks into a shop, they are most likely to want an iphone or a samsung galaxy and it will have great battery and a nice screen and nice, but 56 is kind of out there. nice, but 5g is kind of out there. , ., ., there. so is there another five 6 there. so is there another five g infrastructure _ there. so is there another five g infrastructure in _ there. so is there another five g infrastructure in place? in . g infrastructure in place? in man 6 infrastructure in place? in many countries, we see the experience of things like speed is five or six times faster on 5g is five or six times faster on 56 compared with ag and at the top is typically career where average 56 speeds are well over a00 megabytes now. the average 5g speeds are well over a00 megabytes now.— a00 megabytes now. the uk government _ a00 megabytes now. the uk government is _ a00 megabytes now. the uk government is hoping - a00 megabytes now. the uk government is hoping mobile internet can help plug gaps in hard—to—reach areas where it is difficult to install cables. i asked 0fcom the government's communications regulatorfor an communications regulator for an interview about five communications regulatorfor an interview about five g in the uk. it declined. instead i
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spoke to mobile uk, the trade association for the main mobile network operators and i asked why the 56 rollout was not further ahead after all this time. , ., , �* time. in the three years we've had covid _ time. in the three years we've had covid which _ time. in the three years we've had covid which did _ time. in the three years we've had covid which did impact i time. in the three years we've had covid which did impact on| had covid which did impact on our ability to deploy that network, and declare the government has taken decisions to take certain benders out of the market which is meant to have had to reconfigure networks and look for new fenders and the government's can research suggest that the cost of an additional $2 billion and added a year to our deployment schedules. this centre at — deployment schedules. this centre at the _ deployment schedules. this centre at the university i deployment schedules. this centre at the university of surrey started working on five g ten years ago. this is the team's message to people frustrated with 56. just team's message to people frustrated with 5g.- frustrated with 5g. just be atient. frustrated with 5g. just be patient- - _ frustrated with 5g. just be patient. . they _ frustrated with 5g. just be patient. . they will- frustrated with 5g. just be i patient. . they will eventually become 56 compliant and then we have a huge amount of coverage. i'm not very good at driving this thing. they've been using
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this thing. they've been using this robot to demonstrate the difference between latency of —— and >>, it was vividly controlled using 56 but it went wrong. look what happens the minute we switched to a6. 0h, look what happens the minute we switched to a6. oh, god! that's really heavy! you are right! bagpipes skirl. it's clear the rollout of 56 has had some problems not only here in the uk but around the world with mobile networks have been to cover before they bring it to everyone but they all insist that they are on track. 0ne everyone but they all insist that they are on track. one of the biggest factors driving consumer uncertainty around 56 is price. like so many things the cost of living crisis is making us think carefully about what we spend our money on. although 56 providers don't charge extra money for the service, it can eat up your data at a faster rate each month. while the telecoms companies are betting on the billions they have ploughed into 56 paying off, they will
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not be relying on their sales this christmas to bring it all home just yet.— this christmas to bring it all home just yet. home 'ust yet. that was zoe. now, home just yet. that was zoe. now. one — home just yet. that was zoe. now. one in _ home just yet. that was zoe. now, one in eight _ home just yet. that was zoe. now, one in eight women i home just yet. that was zoe. | now, one in eight women will home just yet. that was zoe. i now, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in their lifetime. making it the most common cancer for women worldwide. and whilst five—year survival rates have massively risen — thanks to better treatment and better screening — there is always the fear that, after you've had treatment to get rid of it, the cancer could come back. mm. but one company is using al to try and better predict recurrence rates, so that people get treatments that are more suited to them. gustave roussy in paris is one of the world's leading cancer centres, often treating rare or complex tumours, as well as trialling some of the latest diagnostics and therapies. personalising a cancer plan can be a really tough challenge, especially when it comes
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to the balance between providing enough treatment to avoid recurrence, and over—treating and the impact that that can have on a patient�*s health. and here, what's known as a non—interventional clinical trial is using artificial intelligence to assess the risk of recurrence. but because this is a study where long—term data is vital, the patients aren't told of the ai's findings, to avoid the risk of life—or—death treatment decisions being based on them. french and us tech company 0kin has partnered with the hospital to digitise over 1,500 tissue samples from women with breast cancer. this will provide some of the information needed to classify patients between having a high, intermediate, or low risk of their disease returning within five years. we know that for this type of cancer, the prognosis is good, with more than 90% of patients being able to get rid of the disease.
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in these patients, we want to avoid as much as possible a heavy treatment that can be considered in itself as a new disease. so that's why you want to identify the patients that are not likely to relapse. 0kin aims to complement everyday clinical practice with its tool. it can already be used in european hospitals, and the company's working on an updated version for those in the uk. what does an oncologist who's used to having difficult conversations with patients make of it, though? what we do now in terms of assessment of the risk is to have the standard i information, the standard clinical and histopathological information. _ that are the tumour size, i the lymph—node involvement, the tumour grade, the tumour histology, the expression- of their oestrogen. the ai is going to provide a more comprehensive i analysis of all this data, i and it's going to complement these genomic tests, .
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these genomic analyses. pathologists here aim to digitise and analyse another 400 slides over the next two years, as part of the prospective validation stage of the relapse—risk study. to look at the patient�*s breast cancer tissue, the pathologist places the sample onto a slide, and then embeds it in paraffin wax. this helps both preserve it, and keep it in place. then, instead of it being put under a microscope, it's taken from the lab to a digital scanner, where a very high—resolution image of the cancerous cells is created. digitising slides isn't a new concept, but running an ai model to determine the risk of cancer returning is. no—one involved is suggesting that this will replace the importance of doctors, but the hope is that more detailed data and analysis could enhance theirjudgement calls.
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here, you have the breast cancer_ here, you have the breast cancer that you can see. the thing — cancer that you can see. the thing that— cancer that you can see. the thing that is why it is fat tissue _ thing that is why it is fat tissue and the cancer is all this— tissue and the cancer is all this stuff_ tissue and the cancer is all this stuff which is kind of purple _ this stuff which is kind of purple. i_ this stuff which is kind of purple. i can see all of these details — purple. i can see all of these details on _ purple. i can see all of these details on the slide and check that the — details on the slide and check that the print is good and once jose _ that the print is good and once jose 0k — that the print is good and once jose ok the quality is good, i send — jose ok the quality is good, i send it— jose ok the quality is good, i send it to _ jose ok the quality is good, i send it to a server where ai is performed _ send it to a server where ai is performed and after that, i receive _ performed and after that, i receive a _ performed and after that, i receive a report performed by the at, — receive a report performed by the ai, telling me what is relapse _ the ai, telling me what is relapse risk is associated with this stide~ _ relapse risk is associated with this slide. and after that, i can— this slide. and after that, i can check— this slide. and after that, i can check the report and also, see if— can check the report and also, see if for— can check the report and also, see if for me the relapse risk is in — see if for me the relapse risk is in accordance with what i saw — is in accordance with what i saw on _ is in accordance with what i saw on the microscope. by the nature of— saw on the microscope. by the nature of it. — saw on the microscope. by the nature of it, it _ saw on the microscope. by the nature of it, it needs - saw on the microscope. by the nature of it, it needs to - nature of it, it needs to collect a lot of data and it
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means it's going to take a long time before it can actually be properly useful. i time before it can actually be properly useful.— time before it can actually be properly useful. i think that a five years _ properly useful. i think that a five years of _ properly useful. i think that a five years of the _ properly useful. i think that a five years of the patients - five years of the patients included with this study could be informative enough to understand the performance of the ai. within minutes of the slides being scanned, the ai will have made its assessment of the risk. in this case, it's low, but when it's at a more moderate level, the dilemma really exists. sometimes there is a grey zone and some cases are borderline, so maybe not completely good prognosis, maybe completely bad. and in this grey zone, we need other tools to decide for the prognosis of the patient. and here we have the information that you receive after the al's looked at the data. exactly. so here, for example, i can see that the ai risk is low. it's a low—risk patient. some cancer experts see
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real promise in al tools like okin's, but there are still challenges. it's really exciting work, and it's showing where the future lies for pathology. while it might not be absolutely there yet for clinical deployment, i think it's a really important first step, and something that we should be encouraged by. the real benefit to patients of these is patient safety in the first instance — to make sure that we don't miss cancers, that we can detect small areas of cancer that could otherwise be missed by pathologists. but i think we're progressing along a journey. and, really, without the digitisation process, we wouldn't be able to develop the rich algorithms that we need for patient benefit. and also, it would be more challenging to deploy them into clinical practice. so whilst it could be years before these systems are rolled out across cancer care, trials like this one help create the set—ups and data sets that could eventually revolutionise the way
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we treat patients. wow, how interesting! yes, and okin's ai that we were looking at there is also being used for some research here. in conjunction with the royal marsden, the crick institute is seeing what it can do to look at kidney tumours and their evolution. how brilliant. i hope that you've enjoyed our look at the latest medical tech and techniques. thanks for watching and we will see you soon. �* , hello. well, i think most of us will need our thick coats, hats and gloves as well this weekend. it's the wind more than anything that's going to make it feel particularly chilly, and also the lack of sunshine —
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it will be quite cloudy at times. this is the satellite picture, and weather fronts are stalling in the atlantic. they're not making much progress towards the east — the weather fronts that normally bring the mild weather and the rain — and the reason for that is this area of high pressure, very intense area of high pressure that's established itself over russia and basically, it's pushing all the air from east towards the west and it keeps the weather fronts at bay. so, there will be one very close to the north—west of the uk, to the hebrides there, ithink, through the course of the night and into tomorrow but for many of us, it is that easterly breeze. occasional showers, variable amounts of cloud and not particularly cold — at least not on the thermometer. it's the breeze that stops the temperatures from falling too low. and i don't think there'll be much mist orfog around, either — maybe local mist or fog. so, variable amounts of cloud for many of us tomorrow, occasional showers and, i think, some cloudier, more damp weather here in the north—west. and also, it will be a little bit milder in the western isles — ten degrees. for most of us, around, say, six or seven degrees celsius.
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now, let's have a look at saturday night into sunday. you can see that easterly wind pushes out these weather fronts out into the atlantic. they actually fizzle away as we go through the course of sunday. so, apart from some showers which form over the north sea and get pushed in, no weather fronts about, but very cloudy, i think, in the south of england and wales on sunday — really low, grey skies. it'll feel quite raw in those easterly winds. so sure, the temperatures may reach briefly around five or six degrees celsius but, as you can imagine, the wind chill will make it feel quite a bit colder — say, a couple of degrees above freezing. how about next week? it is going to turn colder still, maybe cold enough for some wintry showers in northern parts of the uk. nothing spectacularly cold. you know, four orfive degrees celsius happens this time of the year, of course, but we are going to lose the easterly and the cold air this time is actually — will be plummeting from the from the north, so from the more arctic regions. bye— bye.
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