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AI titan Anthropic has launched a biology ‘wet lab’ where human scientists and AI agents will work together to design and conduct experiments. The company has released one of the team’s first finds: a peculiar pattern of DNA in the genomes of several giant viruses.
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An analysis of 1.3 million chemical reactions listed in patents over four decades has shown that chemists still depend heavily on hazardous solvents
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Mark Chen, chief research officer at OpenAI, sat down with Nature to discuss how AI will affect science, along with the firm’s pivot towards safety
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Northern Hemisphere trees planted in the Southern Hemisphere can thrive, displaying increased stem growth and physiological signals linked to reduced stress
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Understanding why some people see no benefits from potent anti-obesity medications could lead to new therapies and personalized weight-loss regimens
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A landmark collection of bat genomes reveals fresh clues about the evolution of one of the world’s most unusual groups of mammals
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A fruit-fly protein thought only to store amino acids in fact responds to nutritional deficiency in both development and adulthood, resulting in lifespan extension
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A US FDA panel recommended approval of a blood test that's designed to detect a variety of cancers but has raised concerns from some scientists
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