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We’re leveraging AI to build virtual cells that are capable of predicting the behavior of healthy and diseased cells. We believe this effort will deepen our understanding of human biology at a molecular level.
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2 years ago Read more at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

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1860 marked a turning point, with the first international chemistry conference deciding that the elements should be arranged by atomic weight. That’s the average weight of all the protons and neutrons in all the known isotopes, or forms, of that element. In Germany, Lothar Meyer came up with the same table at the same time as Mendeleev, but was beaten to the publication punch by just a few months.
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2 years ago Read more at WTVG

The United States demands that Mexico explain why GMO corn is unsafe. This type of corn is engineered with lab techniques that modify the genetic content of seeds. The Decree applies to corn in tortillas or masa (dough) No surprise, most American corn is GMO. They said Mexico lacks a scientific basis for the restrictions.
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2 years ago Read more at Common Dreams

USM scientists on the panel included Drs. Kim de Mutsert, Kemal Cambazoglu, Jerry Wiggert and Scott Milroy. The Mississippi Sound runs east to west along the Mississippi and Alabama barrier islands, Cat, Ship, Horn, Petit Bois and Dauphin Islands.
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2 years ago Read more at The University of Southern Mississippi

OpenStax is the world’s leading provider of free, peer-reviewed, openly licensed content based at Rice University. Access to “Introduction to Python Programming” is not limited to traditional educators and students in educational contexts. This textbook marks an expansion into computer science and represents a significant milestone in providing accessible educational resources to students worldwide.
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2 years ago Read more at Rice News

The National Science Foundation has named four faculty members as 2024 NSF CAREER award winners. The award is considered the most elite from the NSF that supports junior faculty. This year’s awards amount to $2.9 million, totaling nearly $25 million WVU awardees have brought in from the program since 1997.
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2 years ago Read more at WVU Today

Murmur is launching with £1m pledges from companies including Beggars Group, Secretly Affiliates, Ninja Tune, Because Music and !K7. European indies body Impala is also on board as a supporter.
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2 years ago Read more at Music Ally

Theoretical predictions suggest there is another structural form of carbon out there that could surpass diamond in hardness – the problem is, nobody has ever been able to make it. This hypothetical “super-diamond” is the eight-atom body-centered cubic (BC8) crystal structure.
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2 years ago Read more at Technology Networks

Laura Smith, a science teacher from Widefield High School, was honored this past weekend by the Red Cross. The honor comes after Smith responded to a soccer player who stopped breathing during a game last year. She immediately responded, performed CPR and used a defibrillator, ultimately saving the player's life.
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2 years ago Read more at KRDO