Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning – News and Features

Researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind, 3D-printed cellulose-based fungal microbial fuel cell (MFC). The device is powerful enough to operate small sensors and could be used in agriculture or rural research.

An international research team co-led by the Keck School of Medicine of USC found that greater air pollution exposure in the three months before conception was associated with higher childhood obesity risk up to two years after birth.

A study reveals subtle neurodegenerative changes in people with Huntington’s disease gene expansion up to 20 years before symptoms appear. Researchers identified biomarkers like elevated neurofilament light chain and reduced proenkephalin levels.

Researchers have identified endogenous electric fields in developing embryos that guide the migration of neural crest cells, essential for forming facial bones and the nervous system.

A study in Science analyzed nitrogen isotope ratios in fossilized tooth enamel from seven Australopithecus individuals (3.7–3.3 million years ago) in southern Africa, revealing a diet dominated by plants with minimal meat consumption.

New research from the University of Copenhagen and NTU Singapore reveals that RNA damage, rather than DNA, plays a primary role in the skin’s immediate response to UV radiation. This RNA damage activates the ribotoxic stress response.

Imagine a future where your phone, computer or even a tiny wearable device can think and learn like the human brain. A new approach could make this a reality.

In the food and beverage industry, AI is predicted to help automate food production, streamline supply chains and personalize consumer nutrition. But is any of this feasible?

Researchers uncovered how zebrafish detect colors using photoreceptor cells in the pineal gland. The protein parapinopsin 1 (PP1) is inactivated by arrestin proteins Sagb and Arr3a, which switch roles based on light intensity.

Researchers mapped HIV-1’s translation strategy, revealing RNA elements like uORFs, iORFs and an intricate frameshift site structure that regulate viral protein synthesis. These findings highlight ribosome pausing as a key mechanism.