A multidisciplinary team at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has devised a new approach to 3D imaging that captures DNA methylation, a key epigenetic change associated with learning in the brain. The scientists say their proof-of-concept study in pigs will easily translate to humans, as the new method relies on standard MRI technology and biological […]

For the first time researchers have integrated enzymes into retrosynthetic chemical reaction planning using machine learning. Using data from four public biochemical reaction databases the team from IBM Research Europe in Switzerland taught its RXN for Chemistry tool both to predict reaction outcomes and plan chemical syntheses using enzymes. This relatively small dataset of over […]

Batteries are being described as the new oil, so perhaps it’s no surprise that in recent years there have been more innovations in batteries than in almost any other technology (as measured by patents). Aside from R&D, billions are being invested in expanding production across the globe and in partnerships all along the supply chain, from […]

If a machine-learning model is trained using an unbalanced dataset, such as one that contains far more images of people with lighter skin than people with darker skin, there is serious risk the model’s predictions will be unfair when it is deployed in the real world. But this is only one part of the problem. […]