Microbes can colonize space, produce drugs and create energy − researchers are simulating their inner workings to harness how
Using digital blueprints of the metabolism of microbes, scientists can simulate expensive and time-intensive experiments set in space, power plants and farm fields.
Blaise Manga Enuh, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Microbial Genomics and Systems Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison •
conversation
Jan. 6, 2025 • ~8 min
Jan. 6, 2025 • ~8 min
Ecologists find computer vision models’ blind spots in retrieving wildlife images
Biodiversity researchers tested vision systems on how well they could retrieve relevant nature images. More advanced models performed well on simple queries but struggled with more research-specific prompts.
Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL •
mit
Dec. 20, 2024 • ~9 min
Dec. 20, 2024 • ~9 min
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