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Lung Cancer Gene Signatures May Predict Response to Chemotherapy

Researchers have developed a method that may help predict whether people with lung cancer will respond to chemotherapy, based on which genes are switched on in their tumor.
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Bitcoin Mining Compared to Fossil Fuels in Terms of Its Environmental Footprint

Taken as a share of the market price, the climate change impacts of mining the digital cryptocurrency Bitcoin is more comparable to the impacts of extracting and refining crude oil than mining gold, according to recent research.
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Erratic Speed of Bacterial DNA Copying Proteins Captured by New Model

Researchers have developed a new model that can determine variations in the speed at which bacterial genomes are copied.
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Machine Learning May Predict New Personalized Therapies for Ovarian Cancer

A computational platform has been developed that can predict new and specific metabolic targets in ovarian cancer, based on the genetic makeup of a patient's tumor.
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AI Compresses a 100,000-Equation Quantum Conundrum to Just 4 Equations

Researchers at the Flatiron Institute and their colleagues trained a machine learning tool to capture the physics of electrons moving on a lattice using far fewer equations than would typically be required, all without sacrificing accuracy.

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AI Tool Finds Link Between Tobacco Smoking and Bladder Cancer

A next-generation machine learning tool has identified patterns of mutations present in bladder cancer that are caused by tobacco smoking.
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Coffee Consumption Linked to a Longer Life

Drinking two to three cups of coffee a day is linked with a longer lifespan and lower risk of cardiovascular disease compared with avoiding coffee, according to research.
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Mountain Snow Cover Has Decreased by 2 Weeks on Average Since 1982

A recent study paints a discouraging picture of recent decades. Between 1982 and 2020, the period of snow cover in mountain areas around the world decreased by an average of about 15 days.
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Wildfire Smoke Is Reversing Air Quality Gains and Creating Extreme Pollution Levels

Researchers have developed an AI model for predicting dangerous particle pollution to help track the American West’s rapidly worsening wildfire smoke.
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AI-Based Screening Method May Improve Discovery of New Drugs

Researchers have been able to identify promising drug candidates with up to 97% accuracy using an AI-based technique that models drug and target protein interactions.
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