Researchers use AI to design proteins that cut up other proteins
AI design tools make proteins that break bonds that are stable for hundreds of years.
Ars Technica2 min read
biology
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Giant, Meat-Eating Crabs Are the Latest Obstacle in the Search for Amelia Earhart’s Plane
The crabs are so oppressive that expeditioners won't even be able to sleep on the island where the plane is believed to have crashed.
Gizmodo — AI4 min read
Watch a Bee’s Stinger Keep Pumping Venom After the Bee Is Gone
Scientists have recorded the intricate mechanisms of a honeybee sting frame-by-frame.
Gizmodo — AI5 min read
High-speed video reveals how honey bee stingers pump venom
Co-author: “The unique geometry of the valves is the key; they act as collapsible pistons" to deliver venom.
Ars Technica2 min read
A Billionaire Is Fueling a Rat Explosion in a Chicago Park in the Stupidest Way Possible
Undeterred by fines and warnings, 94-year-old electronics billionaire Barre Seid has been accused of creating a “public health hazard” by paying henchmen to feed park animals en masse.
Gizmodo — AI4 min read
Do Cats Really Love Us?
We asked experts to reassure us about the loyalties of the internet's favorite animal.
Gizmodo — AI14 min read
Controlling the brain with light earns a physiology Nobel
The entire field of optogenetics traces back to light-seeking algae.
Ars Technica1 min read
A local network of implants uses your body as the wiring
It's possible to send electrical signals right through human tissues.
Ars Technica1 min read
Google figures out how to watermark AI-designed proteins
Intended to help with biosecurity, it works with a popular AI protein design tool.
Ars Technica1 min read
What butterfly wings have in common with barbershop poles
Wing patterns, flight dynamics create "motion dazzle" effect, make it harder to gauge speed, direction.
Ars Technica2 min read
Less protein for maggots means longer lives for fruit flies
Eating less protein as larvae may limit their ability to produce proteins as adults.
Ars Technica1 min read
Barbara Mazzolai Wants to Build a New Field of Robotics
Throughout her career, roboticist Barbara Mazzolai has turned to nature for inspiration. Now she wants to ensure the technology she builds gives back to the environment, too.After starting her career as a biologist, a chance opportunity saw Mazzolai switch streams to engineering and become an early…
IEEE Spectrum6 min read
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