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  1. Chemistry

    Machine learning streamlines the complexities of making better proteins

    The framework predicts how proteins will function with several interacting mutations and finds combinations that work well together.

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  2. Artificial Intelligence

    Have we entered a new age of AI-enabled scientific discovery?

    Some say we’ve entered a new age of AI-enabled scientific discovery. But human insight and creativity still can’t be automated.

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  3. Tech

    The Story of Stories traces the arc of storytelling across human history

    In The Story of Stories, technologist Kevin Ashton explores how storytelling has evolved and why stories matter.

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  4. Artificial Intelligence

    Real-world medical questions stump AI chatbots

    Subtle shifts in how users described symptoms to AI chatbots led to dramatically different, sometimes dangerous medical advice.

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  5. Archaeology

    AI helps archaeologists solve a Roman gaming mystery

    Researchers used AI-driven virtual players to test more than 100 rule sets, matching gameplay to wear patterns on a Roman limestone board.

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  6. Artificial Intelligence

    AI models spot deepfake images, but people catch fake videos

    A new study finds that humans and AI spot different kinds of deepfakes — hinting at the need to team up to fight them.

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  7. Genetics

    AI tool AlphaGenome predicts how one typo can change a genetic story

    The tool helps scientists understand how single-letter mutations and distant DNA regions influence gene activity, shaping health and disease risk.

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  8. Tech

    This detached hand robot has a thing for skittering on its fingertips

    The robot can bend, grasp and carry in ways humans can’t, which could help it navigate spaces too confined for human arms.

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  9. Computing

    Computer science can help abuse and trafficking survivors regain safety

    Nicola Dell, a computer scientist studying the role of technology in intimate partner violence, cofounded the Center to End Technology Abuse.

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