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Phys.org / Approach to combat antibiotic resistance turns bacterium's genes against it
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have found a way to use a bacterium's own drug resistance mechanisms against itself, presenting a potentially safer and more effective way to treat certain antibiotic-resistant ...
Phys.org / How a chorus of synchronized frequencies helps you digest your food
Synchronization abounds in nature: from the flashing lights of fireflies to the movement of fish wriggling through the ocean, biological systems are often in rhythmic movement with each other. The mechanics of how this synchronization ...
Medical Xpress / BRCA2 research reveals a novel mechanism behind chemoresistance
One of the biggest challenges in cancer treatment is chemoresistance: Tumors that initially respond well to chemotherapy become resistant over time. When that happens, treatment options are often limited.
Phys.org / Malaria parasites are full of wildly spinning iron crystals—scientists finally know why
Every cell of the deadly Plasmodium falciparum parasite, the organism that causes malaria, contains a tiny compartment full of microscopic iron crystals. As long as the parasite is alive, the crystals dance. They spin, jolt, ...
Tech Xplore / As AI grows smarter, it may also become increasingly selfish
New research from Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science shows that the smarter the artificial intelligence system, the more selfish it will act.
Phys.org / Tool reveals how your dinner affects risk of 30,875 species land-dwelling animals going extinct
University of Cambridge researchers have developed a new way to measure the impact of our food production on other species' survival around the world.
Phys.org / Psychology study suggests chimpanzees might be rational thinkers
Chimpanzees may have more in common with human thinkers than previously thought. A new study published in Science by an international team of researchers provides evidence that chimpanzees can rationally revise their beliefs ...
Tech Xplore / AI model identifies high-performing battery electrolytes by starting from just 58 data points
In an ideal world, an AI model looking for new materials to build better batteries would be trained on millions or even hundreds of millions of data points.
Tech Xplore / The great search divide: How AI and traditional web searches differ
As anyone who uses the internet will know, the way we find information has fundamentally changed. For the last three decades, search engines have delivered ranked lists of links in response to our queries, and it was our ...
Tech Xplore / AI efficiency advances with spintronic memory chip that combines storage and processing
To make accurate predictions and reliably complete desired tasks, most artificial intelligence (AI) systems need to rapidly analyze large amounts of data. This currently entails the transfer of data between processing and ...
Tech Xplore / Bionic leg's pilot performance spotlights its technology and the role of teamwork
One year after the international Cybathlon 2024 competition, an Italian team has published a focus article in Science Robotics on the Omnia bionic leg, which took first place in the leg prosthesis race.
Phys.org / 'Singing' electrons synchronize in Kagome crystals, revealing geometry-driven quantum coherence
Physicists at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) in Hamburg have discovered a striking new form of quantum behavior. In star-shaped Kagome crystals—named after a traditional Japanese ...
