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An illustration of a microscope objecting beaming blue light onto a nematode worm with the labels objective, agar substrate, micro laser beams, paralyzed c. elegans, and controlled c. elegans movement
AI Controls Laser-Guided Robot Worms
Automated control of light-responsive nematode worms marks the first foray into the development of multicellular, biorobotic organisms.
AI Controls Laser-Guided Robot Worms
AI Controls Laser-Guided Robot Worms

Automated control of light-responsive nematode worms marks the first foray into the development of multicellular, biorobotic organisms.

Automated control of light-responsive nematode worms marks the first foray into the development of multicellular, biorobotic organisms.

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Get With the Program
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Mistaken Identities
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Researchers are working to automate the arduous task of identifying—and amending—mislabeled sequences in genetic databases.
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Ada Lovelace Day
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Scientists around the world celebrate the computing pioneer by focusing on women in STEM.
Identifying Wolves by Their Howls
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The Art of Science
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Researchers, Hire Hackers
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Watson’s Potty Mouth
Beth Marie Mole | Jan 15, 2013 | 1 min read
IBM programmers had to clean up the super computer’s language after it learned profanity on the Internet.
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