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Predicting Drug-Induced Birth Defects Using AI

Data scientists have created an artificial intelligence model that could predict which existing medicines, not currently classified as harmful, may lead to congenital disabilities.
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How a CRISPR-Like System Was Discovered in Eukaryotes

Technology Networks interviewed renowned scientist Dr. Feng Zhang to learn about his recent Nature publication outlining the discovery of "Fanzor", an RNA-guided system in eukaryotes.
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Precision Technologies Help To Catch Calf-Killing Infections Earlier

Monitoring dairy calves with precision technologies based on the “internet of things,” or IoT, leads to the earlier diagnosis of calf-killing bovine respiratory disease, according to a new study.
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AI Aids Drug Discovery for Lyosomal Storage Disease

Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly important in drug discovery. Advances in the use of Big Data, learning algorithms and powerful computers have now enabled researchers to better understand a serious metabolic disease.
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Butterflies and Moths Share 200-Million-Year-Old DNA “Blocks”

Scientists have found blocks of chromosomes that exist in all moth and butterfly species, and also in aquatic caddisflies that shared a common ancestor with moths and butterflies some 230 million years ago.
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The Code Breakers: Harnessing the Power of AI To Understand What Animals Say

Cutting-edge machine-learning tools could provide transformative insights into the hidden lives of animals, with important implications for their conservation.
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New AI Tools Counts Brain Lesions in Seconds

A new AI tool has been developed to count brain lesions that would otherwise be "tremendously difficult" to quantify, which could help clinicians evaluate brain disease at earlier stages.
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Your Genes May Decide if You’re More Likely To Participate in Genetic Studies

According to a groundbreaking study, people who participate in genetic studies are genetically more likely to do so, leaving detectable ‘footprints’ in genetics data.
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Chat-MD? Scientists Put AI Models’ Medical Skills to the Test

In a new study published in Nature, scientists from Google Research have introduced a novel benchmark, known as MultiMedQA, for evaluating the ability of large language models (LLMs) to present accurate answers to medical questions.
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AI Provides Most Accurate Estimate of Africa’s Largest Bat Colony Population

Artificial intelligence has provided the most accurate estimate yet of the bat population in Kasanka National Park, Zambia, recording the presence of between 750,000 and 1 million bats – the largest colony by biomass anywhere in the world.
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