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Apr
27

A new type of cell death discovered in fly guts
A completely unknown type of cell death called “erebosis” has been discovered in the guts of the common fruit fly. Continue!
Apr
6

Diagnosing fetal heart disease benefits from explanatory AI
Diagnosis accuracy improved when doctors used explanatory AI to help diagnose congenital heart disease from fetal ultrasound videos. Continue!
Apr
5

Chaos theory provides hints for controlling the weather
Computer simulations were used to show that small adjustments to certain variables in the weather system could modify weather phenomena such as sudden downpours. Continue!
Mar
29

Robotic exoskeleton learns to help people stand up
This new robotic exoskeleton uses machine learning to know when users want help standing up. Continue!
Feb
25

Nanocarrier spray: better crops without genetic modification
Gene expression, but not genomes, altered in plants and crops with a spray containing bioactive molecules tethered to nanocarrier peptides Continue!
Feb
16

Introducing Nikola, the emotional android boy
A new android named Nikola will help researchers study facial expressions, emotions, and social interactions. Continue!