biology

The biggest scientific challenges that AI is already helping to crack

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THE FIELD of AI has changed dramatically in recent years, with an explosion of systems like those behind the blockbuster hit ChatGPT creating a flurry of investment and dozens of new start-ups. But the power of AI isn’t only being wielded to make chatbots. In fact, it has been quietly helping us solve many of … Read more

The unique promise of ‘biological computers’ made from living things

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WHAT’S the difference between a thimbleful of bacteria and a supercomputer? Believe it or not, the bacteria contain more circuits and more processing power. That is perhaps not so surprising when you consider that all life computes: from individual cells responding to chemical signals to complex organisms navigating their environment, information processing is central to … Read more