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N protein depiction

Thu, 22 Apr 2021
Deep dive into key COVID-19 protein is step toward new drugs, vaccines

Virus’ nucleocapsid protein is a prime target for disease-fighting interventions

Researchers at Oregon State University have taken a key step toward new drugs and vaccines for combating COVID-19 with a detailed biophysical study …

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deep neural network that is taught to speak demonstrates higher learning

Thu, 22 Apr 2021
Deep learning networks may prefer the human voice — as we do

AI systems might reach higher performance if programmed with human language

The digital revolution is built on a foundation of binaries, invisible 1s and 0s called bits. The notion that computers prefer to “speak” in binary numbers is rarely questioned. According to new research from …

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