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by Stephen Thornquist figures by Michael Gerhardt A computer has finally beaten the Go world champion, a challenge that was considered the “holy grail” of artificial intelligence for nearly twenty years. Go’s impenetrability comes from the fact that a…

by Gabriel Filsinger figures by Bradley Wierbowski Brain diseases and age-related neurological disorders are a growing strain on society, and their impact is poised to expand alongside the aging world population. Due to protracted effects and the…

The 20 USD bill’s Andrew Jackson is as worried as many computer scientists over the thought of AIs stealing our money Not content with stealing our jobs and beating our top Go players, artificial intelligence (AI) has now turned to cleaning out our…

Snapshot of a Go game in progress [Image: ‘Go Board Game’ from Sean Welton under a CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 licence]Computers have been capable of beating the best human chess players for almost two decades, but a week-long stretch earlier this month…

Antibodies are Y-shaped proteins that are made by the immune system to identify and neutralize pathogens. The generation of good antibodies during an immune response is essential for the body to protect itself against pathogens. Moreover, the vast…

Infection with Vaccinia virus (above) was used to test the effect of deleting MER41 ERVs on the cell’s immune response (Photo Credit:Content Providers(s): CDC/Cynthia Goldsmith [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons) Scientists have estimated that…

The Zika virus has lately been a global focus due to its connection to deformities in newborns. A recent report by the CDC has bolstered the suspicion that Zika is sexually transmittable from men to women, which was previously only supported by a handful…

The concept of nuclear fusion merged with a photograph of the nuclear fusion energy display at Weiss Energy Hall, Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, TX on the right (Credits: Katherine Fellows, via Flikr) In November 2015, Germany switched on…

Scientists recently estimated the volume and ages of groundwater using a combination of chemical measurements and mathematical models. The authors of the study compiled measurements of levels of tritium, the radioactive form of the element hydrogen, to…

by Nathan Schauer figures by Daniel Utter Zika virus (ZIKV) has recently transformed from a relatively unknown tropical disease to a worldwide public health emergency. This crisis is due to emerging evidence that ZIKV causes microcephaly and…