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On-Demand Genome Sequences

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) developed an innovative software tool to assemble complete (gapless) genome sequences from various species. Dubbed Verkko, “network” in Finnish, the tool makes creating the sequences…

3D Objects Created with Sound Waves

Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research and the Heidelberg University announced the creation of a new technology designed to assemble matter in 3D. They based their research on using multiple acoustic holograms to…

ChatGPT, MD?

You've likely heard about ChatGPT by now. The conversational AI can do it all, even power Microsoft's Bing. Well, according to a study in the open-access journal PLOS Digital Health by Tiffany Kung, Victor Tseng, and colleagues at…

Quantum Signals Up, Noise Down

There’s some noise in every quantum system that can cause unavoidable errors. They typically use “parametric” amplification to “squeeze” or decrease the noise affecting one variable while increasing the noise that affects its conjugate…

Your Brain on Movies

We all love a good movie. They transport us, taking us to worlds and environments many of us won't see in our everyday lives. Movies and the stories they tell can cause us to laugh, weep, feel, and think, sometimes changing us in…