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Yale researchers secured a $40M NIH grant to advance STEP, a 10-nm brain-delivery platform for CRISPR gene editors; early preclinical work in mice hints at brain-wide delivery and functional gains, but the mechanism remains unclear, safety and scaling concerns persist, and full details won’t be published until 2028 as clinical work progresses.
Beast Industries is reportedly acquiring The Step, a fintech app for teens and young adults, adding debit cards and parent-controlled savings and investment accounts to teach financial literacy, with a reported $200 million investment from Bitmine Immersion Technology. The move signals a major foray into youth finance, including plans to launch a stablecoin and a Robinhood-like app for kids amid scrutiny of crypto investments and MrBeast’s broader business practices. The piece presents a critical view of the venture’s potential risks and ethical considerations given past controversies surrounding the influencer-backed ventures.