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Sure, computers can be used to play grandmaster-level chess, but can they make scientific discoveries? Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have shown that an algorithm with no training in materials science can scan the text of millions of papers and uncover new scientific knowledge.

Variants in the gene ARMC5 may be associated with high blood pressure among black individuals, according to a National Institutes of Health study.

Predicting the properties of a quantum system is enormously complex, but significant progress has been made thanks to a new computational method that simulates quantum systems with neural networks.

Carefully designed, integrated multi-"omic" studies could accelerate the use of precision medicine for asthma patients, according to researchers.

When forecasting weather, meteorologists find it nearly impossible to monitor all storm formations in real time. Now, a computer model can help forecasters recognize potential severe storms more quickly and accurately, thanks to a kind of artificial intelligence – that detects rotational movements in clouds from satellite images that might have otherwise gone unnoticed.

A new technique lets researchers make thousands of nanowires, capable of recording intracellular signals, at the same time

Researchers have used new biotechnological methods to study how human cells react to and further process external signals.

Scientists have identified mechanisms in the human brain that could help explain the phenomenon of the 'Uncanny Valley' - the unsettling feeling we get from robots and virtual agents that are too human-like. They have also shown that some people respond more adversely to human-like agents than others.

Telepathic communication might be one step closer to reality thanks to new research from the University of Washington. A team created a method that allows three people to work together to solve a problem using only their minds.

For the first time, astrophysicists have used artificial intelligence techniques to generate complex 3D simulations of the universe. The results are so fast, accurate and robust that even the creators aren't sure how it all works.