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Higher education
fromNature
19 hours ago

Can AI tools assess coding assignments?

Marking coding work requires interpretive judgement about understanding, error, and acceptable variation, making assessment relational rather than purely technical.
Science
fromNature
1 week ago

These powerful tools reveal the 'control knobs' of the genome

Most of the genome is not protein-coding and lacks a known regulatory code, so gene control is being decoded using massively parallel reporter assays.
fromTNW | Amazon
3 weeks ago

Amazon launches AI Bio platform to accelerate early-stage drug discovery

Amazon Bio Discovery enables scientists to run complex computational workflows through more than 40 AI-specialized foundational models, trained on a wide range of biological datasets. These models generate and evaluate potential drug molecules, alongside AI agents that help scientists to select models, optimize inputs and evaluate candidates according to their research.
Public health
Science
fromNature
2 months ago

Daily briefing: 'Virtual cell' simulates nearly every chemical reaction in the real thing

Researchers created a 3D virtual bacterial cell simulation modeling DNA replication, cell division, and chemical reactions to understand how molecular interactions generate life.
Artificial intelligence
fromFast Company
5 months ago

Nvidia's Kimberly Powell is applying AI to expedite drug discovery

Nvidia adapts specialized AI hardware and software to analyze massive DNA and protein data, accelerating multi-target drug discovery and addressing biological complexity.
fromNature
10 months ago

Can AI build a virtual cell? Scientists race to model life's smallest unit

Our goal is to create computational tools so that cell biology goes from being 90% experimental and 10% computational to the other way around.
Science
Scala
fromHackernoon
1 year ago

How Qubits May Crack the Puzzle of Structure Prediction | HackerNoon

Lattice models enhance protein structure prediction through efficient encoding methodologies applicable in quantum computing.
Artificial intelligence
fromNature
11 months ago

I told AI to make me a protein. Here's what it came up with

AI tools are transforming protein design, allowing for more accessible and controlled creation of molecular structures from plain language.
Cancer
fromNature
1 year ago

Four rising stars at the forefront of cancer research

Young researchers are innovating in cancer drug development, focusing on pioneering techniques like cancer reversion to reduce the need for traditional treatments.
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