WorldPingBeing able to measure something plays a vital role in our ability to understand many phenomena. But measuring can often affect what we are trying to measure. This is particularly the case when measuring substances that are very small, soft or fragile.
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WorldPingA hybrid artificial intelligence (AI) system modeled on grasshopper behavior could help allocate medical resources, transport and power during an urban emergency, according to research in the International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Phys.org
WorldPingEight years of painstaking research on the virtually unknown Wolffsohn's viscacha have helped to shine the spotlight on this super-rare South American rodent and catalyze the conservation action it so urgently needs.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Phys.org
WorldPingA functional nervous system depends on the cooperation of many kinds of cells. As developing organisms build their nervous systems, their neurons must take on different forms and functions to fulfill their designated roles.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Phys.org
WorldPingEvery time a cell divides, it must accurately copy its entire genetic instruction manual. Before this process can begin, cells load their DNA-copying motor—a complex of six subunits known as the MCM2-7 helicase—onto DNA.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Phys.org
WorldPingThe rate of global warming, rather than the extra heat itself, could determine whether a system of ocean currents known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation will cross a tipping point, new research suggests.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Live Science
Officials warn they are continuing to identify new chains of transmission, which need to be broken to stop the spread.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
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