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Here’s how honeyeaters and other birds thrive on sugary diets

To eat a sugar-filled diet, birds had to evolve some sweet genetic tricks. Birds that feed on nectar and fruits have important variants in genes that control metabolism, fat processing and even blood ...
C&EN

A Genetic Algorithm Approach for Compact Wave Function Representations in Spin-Adapted Bases

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. The accurate treatment of many-unpaired-electron systems remains a central challenge ...
IEEE

Cooperative Co-evolutionary Genetic Algorithm for Generating Adversarial Examples

Abstract: Deep neural networks have rapidly advanced, with many models demonstrating outstanding performance. However, robustness is crucial for ensuring the safety and stability of artificial ...
CNN

23andMe is looking to sell customers’ genetic data. Here’s how to delete it

Many 23andMe customers signed up to the genetic testing service in hopes of learning fun or interesting information about their past. But consumer advocates are now urging those users to request the ...
Frontiers

Random forest grid fault prediction based on genetic algorithm optimization

The operation of the power grid is closely related to meteorological disasters. Changes in meteorological conditions may have an impact on the operation and stability of the power system, leading to ...
C&EN

Design of Recyclable Plastics with Machine Learning and Genetic Algorithm

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. We present an artificial intelligence-guided approach to design durable and chemically ...
EurekAlert!

DNA evidence rewrites histories for people buried in volcanic eruption in ancient Pompeii

In 79 CE, the active volcanic system in southern Italy known as Somma-Vesuvius erupted, burying the small Roman town of Pompeii and everyone in it. The “Pompeii eruption” covered everything in a layer ...
GitHub

Mao-Gilles turbulence stabilization algorithm

This code implement the stabilization algorithm described in Y.Mao, J.Gilles, "Non rigid geometric distortions correction - Application to Atmospheric Turbulence Stabilization", Inverse Problems and ...
IEEE

Multi-Objective Sustainable Supply Chain Network Planning Based on Proximity Optimization With Hybrid Genetic Algorithm Variable Neighborhood Search Strategy

Abstract: With the continuous expansion of the global market and the change of consumer preferences, the market demand presents a trend of complexity and diversity, which requires the supply chain ...
The Conversation

How profits from big pharma’s use of genetic information could revolutionise nature conservation

Eleanor Jane Milner-Gulland receives funding from UKRI, Research England Development Fund, Login5 Foundation, IKI, Defra, USFWS, Leverhulme Trust and the Leventis Foundation. She is a member of the UK ...
The Conversation

When AI plays favourites: How algorithmic bias shapes the hiring process

University of Calgary provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of Calgary provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. A public interest group filed a U.S.