As the U.S. battles the largest measles outbreak in decades, big tech companies like Facebook, YouTube and WhatsApp are trying to tamp down the spread of misinformation about vaccines. Photo Composite: Adele Morgan/The Wall Street JournalToday’s special edition of The 10-Point newsletter takes a closer look at science and health. From disease outbreaks to the ethics of futuristic technology like AI and genetics research, we offer some highlights of our coverage. Disease vs. tech. Even as researchers make breakthroughs in some areas of biology, public-health officials are struggling with an outbreak of measles in the U.S....

Source: Wall Street Journal May 27, 2019 12:56 UTC