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AI-Designed Phages
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A new paper from Arc Institute shows that a generative AI model can be used to design viable bacteriophages.
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The World’s Most Common Surgery
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In 4,000 years, cataract surgery went from a crude procedure involving thorn instruments to a 20-minute operation with a 95 percent clinical success rate. The next step is broadening access.
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What We Find in the Sewers
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Our ancestors once spread their excess effluent on their fields; now we mine it for vital molecules. The final article of Issue 07.
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Pausing Insect Activity
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Seasonal dormancy features in the life cycle of many insects. We can harness it for biological control, insect farming, and disease vector management at scale.
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The Weight of a Cell
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A single yeast cell weighs about one million times less than a grain of sand. But how do we know this?
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