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AI-Driven Synthesis Tool Screens Drug Reaction Pathways for Harmful Isomers

Researchers have developed the world's first technology to precisely analyze 21 types of reactants simultaneously. This breakthrough is expected to make a significant contribution to new drug development utilizing AI and robots.
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Predicting How Bowel Cancer Drugs Will Stop Working

Scientists have developed a tool that can predict how bowel cancer adapts to treatment – helping researchers to design new personalised drugs that will keep patients living well for longer.
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Ancient DNA Reveals the Incredible Journey of Dogs in the Americas

A new study of ancient dog mitochondrial genomes has revealed how dogs spread through the Americas before the arrival of Europeans on the continent.
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AI Paves the Way Towards Green Cement

A new AI model is helping researchers identify new cement recipes that will emit significantly less CO2 while maintaining good mechanical properties. The model is accelerating the search for climate-friendly cement formulations.
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Some AI Prompts May Cause 50x More CO2 Emissions Than Others

A new comparison of 14 unique large language models (LLMs) has found that reasoning-enabled LLMs use more energy and generate significantly more emissions than concise models.
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Bayesian Learning Boosts Gene Research Accuracy

Researchers have developed a new computational tool that helps scientists pinpoint proteins known as transcriptional regulators that control how genes turn on and off.
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Banking Data Reveals Early Warning Signs of Cognitive Decline

A recent study has shown that common financial behaviors, captured through routine banking data, can serve as early indicators of cognitive decline in older adults, up to a decade before formal diagnosis.
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Earwax Biomarkers for Early Parkinson's Disease Detection

Researchers report the initial development of a system that inexpensively screens for PD from the odors in a person’s earwax.
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Mushrooms Reveal Secret To Building More Stress-Resistant Materials

Researchers are studying the cell structure of fungi to learn how it determines their mechanical properties and discover what science can learn from mushrooms to create better materials.
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Public Perceives AI Scientists As Less Prudent Than Climate Scientists

Respondents expressed concern that AI researchers are insufficiently cautious, especially when it comes to preventing unintended consequences.
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