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This AI Just Designed a More Precise CRISPR Gene Editor for Human Cells From Scratch

CRISPR has revolutionized science. AI is now taking the gene editor to the next level. Thanks to its ability to accurately edit the genome, CRISPR...

The Crucial Building Blocks of Life on Earth Form More Easily in Outer Space

The origin of life on Earth is still enigmatic, but we are slowly unraveling the steps involved and the necessary ingredients. Scientists believe life...

A Universal Vaccine Against Any Viral Variant? A New Study Suggests It’s Possible

From Covid boosters to annual flu shots, most of us are left wondering: Why so many, so often? There’s a reason to update vaccines. Viruses...

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 15 Graphs That Explain the State of AI in 2024 Eliza Strickland | IEEE Spectrum "Each year, the AI Index lands on virtual desks with...

Cell Therapies Now Beat Back Once Untreatable Blood Cancers. Scientists Are Making Them Even Deadlier.

Dubbed “living drugs,” CAR T cells are bioengineered from a patient’s own immune cells to make them better able to hunt and destroy cancer. The...

Scientists Create Atomically Thin Gold With Century-Old Japanese Knife Making Technique

Graphene has been hailed as a wonder material, but it also set off a rush to find other promising atomically thin materials. Now researchers...

Boston Dynamics Says Farewell to Its Humanoid Atlas Robot—Then Brings It Back Fully Electric

Yesterday, Boston Dynamics announced it was retiring its hydraulic Atlas robot. Atlas has long been the standard bearer of advanced humanoid robots. Over the...

Exploding Stars Are Rare—but if One Was Close Enough, It Could Threaten Life on Earth

Stars like the sun are remarkably constant. They vary in brightness by only 0.1 percent over years and decades, thanks to the fusion of...
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A New Photonic Computer Chip Uses Light to Slash AI Energy Costs

AI models are power hogs. As the algorithms grow and become more complex, they’re increasingly taxing current computer chips. Multiple companies have designed chips tailored...

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ROBOTICS Is Robotics About to Have Its Own ChatGPT Moment? Melissa Heikkilä | MIT Technology Review "For decades, roboticists have more or less focused on controlling robots’...

Elon Musk Doubles Down on Mars Dreams and Details What’s Next for SpaceX’s Starship

Elon Musk has long been open about his dreams of using SpaceX to spread humanity’s presence further into the solar system. And last weekend,...

This Company Is Growing Mini Livers Inside People to Fight Liver Disease

Growing a substitute liver inside a human body sounds like science fiction. Yet a patient with severe liver damage just received an injection that could...

Harvard’s New Programmable Liquid Shifts Its Properties on Demand

We're surrounded by ingenious substances: a menu of metal alloys that can wrap up leftovers or skin rockets, paints in any color imaginable, and...

3 Body Problem: Is the Universe Really a ‘Dark Forest’ Full of Hostile Aliens in Hiding?

We have no good reason to believe that aliens have ever contacted Earth. Sure, there are conspiracy theories, and some rather strange reports about...

Your Brain Breaks Its Own DNA to Form Memories That Can Last a Lifetime

Some memories last a lifetime. The awe of seeing a full solar eclipse. The first smile you shared with your partner. The glimpse of...

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COMPUTING To Build a Better AI Supercomputer, Let There Be Light Will Knight | Wired "Lightmatter wants to directly connect hundreds of thousands or even millions of...

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