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Finnish philosopher and psychology researcher Frank Martela’s latest study finds that generative AI meets all three of the philosophical conditions of free will — the ability to have goal-directed agency, make genuine choices and to have control over its actions. This development brings us to a critical point in human history. As we give AI more power and freedom, potentially in life or death situations, developers need to ensure it has a moral compass.

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A new large-scale Ward-type tornado simulator has been built at Central South University in 2023. Stationary tornado-like vortices are generated and tested to explore the characteristics of the velocity field and surface pressure field.

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Researchers have identified a never-before-seen mechanism that enables HIV-1 to evade the body’s natural defenses and use it to support its survival and replication. The “loophole” is a biological process that involves circular RNAs and marks the first experimental evidence of HIV-1 generating them from an integrated retroviral genome.

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To find good drug candidates and comment on the current state of furan, quinoline, and indole and their analogs with anticancer bioactivities, a systematic review of synthetic advances was conducted. We found that much work remains to shorten the routes for adaptation for the potential industrial manufacturing of promising heterocyclic natural products.

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Rainfall estimation is vital for flood forecasting, urban planning, and climate modeling. However, current measurement systems face limitations in coverage, cost, and accuracy—especially in complex urban environments. A new study introduces an innovative deep-learning-based framework that uses common surveillance cameras to estimate rainfall in real time.

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The Team from Huazhong University of Science and Technology Reveals the Electro-Optic Effect Mechanism and Future Applications of Ferroelectric Materials.

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Over 6 million Americans are impacted by Alzheimer’s disease, and researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Pittsburgh are discovering how lifestyle habits can impact the likelihood of developing the disease.

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Fungi are considered a promising source of biodegradable materials. Empa researchers have developed a new material based on a fungal mycelium and its own extracellular matrix. This gives the biomaterial particularly advantageous properties.

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● IRB Barcelona researchers have developed a new computational tool that tracks the evolutionary shifts in selection pressure during tumorigenesis and chemotherapy. ● Using more than 8,500 cancer whole-genome sequences, the team identified 11 cancer driver genes linked to chemoresistance to specific anticancer drugs. ● The study has been published in the journal Nature Communications.

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Research from the University of Adelaide shows microbial communities in echidna pseudo-pouches undergo dramatic changes while the animal is lactating, which could help in creating an environment for their young, known as puggles, to thrive.