The world of medicine is shifting. Artificial intelligence is helping identify potential drug molecules faster and cheaper than before. But can it fully replace the work of scientists? Experts say: No ...

A petri dish full of dead bacteria isn’t usually cause for celebration. But for Stanford’s Brian Hie it was a game-changer in his efforts to create synthetic life. The perpetrator was a type of virus ...

People’s daily interactions with online algorithms affect how they learn from others, with negative consequences including social misperceptions, conflict, and the spread of misinformation, my ...

Computer algorithms have designed highly efficient synthetic enzymes from scratch, with minimal need for tedious hands-on experiments to perfect them. The resulting enzymes catalyse a chemical ...

The polarising impact of social media isn’t just the result of bad algorithms – it is inevitable because of the core components of how the platforms work, a study with AI-generated users has found. It ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story. Geely, a Chinese automaker, is using AI to try and improve the thermal efficiency of its plug-in hybrid system. The AI algorithms used could ...