Researchers at North Carolina State University used a CRISPR gene-editing system to breed poplar trees with reduced levels of lignin, the major barrier to sustainable production of wood fibers, while improving their wood ...
Biotechnology
Jul 13, 2023
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More than a million years ago, large chunks of the human genome were rearranged—a chance event during egg or sperm formation that led to the deletion, duplication, or reversal of sections of DNA. Those structural variants, ...
Evolution
Apr 27, 2023
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Scientists of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, India and Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) have identified the nature of thousands of new cosmic objects in X-ray wavelengths using ...
Astronomy
Feb 15, 2023
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Artificial intelligence is part of our modern life by enabling machines to learn useful processes such as speech recognition and digital personal assistants. A crucial question for practical applications is how fast such ...
General Physics
Mar 11, 2021
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A human research team and a machine learning algorithm have found that we need to rethink much of what we know about iridium oxide.
Materials Science
Oct 12, 2020
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Plant phenotyping which explores the interplay between plant genotypes and their environment, has advanced with automated, high-throughput screening in greenhouses. However, managing the resulting extensive datasets is complex, ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 20, 2023
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A study published in the International Journal of Teaching and Case Studies has looked at the dynamics of student peers helping each other with their educational needs.
Social Sciences
Nov 24, 2023
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Insilico Medicine, a clinical stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company, today announced that it combined two rapidly developing technologies, quantum computing and generative AI, to explore ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 19, 2023
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A new academic program developed at MIT aims to teach U.S. Air and Space Forces personnel to understand and utilize artificial intelligence technologies. In a recent study which the program researchers recently shared at ...
Education
Jan 11, 2023
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Collaborative group work is increasingly prioritized across higher education, particularly in the life sciences and STEM-related fields. But how students communicate within these smaller groups is key to their success.
Education
Sep 26, 2022
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