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AI helps design synthetic DNA that controls cell protein production

AI helps design synthetic DNA that controls cell protein production

With the help of an AI, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have succeeded in designing synthetic DNA that controls the production of proteins in cells. The technology can contribute to the development and production of vaccines, drugs for serious illnesses, as well as alternative dietary proteins much faster and at significantly lower …

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Reader Question: Higher interest rates on cash without internet access or cell phones?

Reader Question: Higher interest rates on cash without internet access or cell phones?

Here’s a reader question I found interesting regarding “low-tech retirees”: Hello, my 82 year old stepfather does not own a cell phone or a computer. He has very little “visibility” on the internet because he has been an independent craftsman for the last 40 years. But he has money to invest, and he’s sitting on …

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New AI-based blood test technology detects over 80% of liver cancers

New AI-based blood test technology detects over 80% of liver cancers

A new artificial intelligence blood test technology developed and used by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers to successfully detect lung cancer in a 2021 study has now detected more than 80% of liver cancers in a new study involving 724 people. The blood test, called DELFI (DNA evaluation of fragments for early interception) detects …

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