Science


Science

What Is AI Superintelligence? Could It Destroy Humanity? And Is It Really Almost Here?

Posted in Science, Software on 25th Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller

OpenAI boss Sam Altman says superintelligence may only be “a few thousand days” away.

The First Cells May Have Formed From Simple Fatty Bubbles

Posted in Science on 25th Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller

A new study in Nature Chemistry offers a bridge between these short fatty molecules and the first primordial cells.

4-billion-year-old Mineral Offers Clues About Mars’ Steaming Hot Past

Posted in Science on 25th Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller

A meteorite known as 'Black Beauty' hints at the Red Planet's ancient hydrothermal systems.

Implants Made Of Your Blood Could Repair Broken Bone

Posted in Medicine, Science on 25th Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller

A new technique for making implants created from a patient’s own blood to regenerate injuries, even repairing bone.

A ChatGPT-Like AI Can Now Design Whole New Genomes From Scratch

Posted in Medicine, Science on 25th Nov, 2024
by Alexander Muller

Having learned the genomic vocabulary, algorithms like Evo could help scientists probe evolution, decipher our cells’ inner workings, tackle biological mysteries, and fast-track synthetic biology by designing complex new biomolecules.