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An image showing multiple bacteriophages attached to a bacterium’s cell wall, magnified 2,00,000-times. | Photo Credit: Prof. Graham Beards (CC BY-SA) Scientists use AI to design viruses to kill hardy bacteria Scientists have used AI to design entire genomes for bacteriophages, viruses that infect and kill bacteria. Using ‘genome language models’, they generated thousands of…

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Name this astronomer. From 2017 to 2019, a star since named for her began to dim and brighten in unusual ways, exciting astronomers about the potential causes. Photo: Special Arrangements Published – August 07, 2026 06:01 pm IST Source link

“Nani, aaj kya banaya?” (”Grandma, what did you cook today?”) It’s a simple question that millions of Indians ask every day. But what if you asked it to an AI assistant? Would it understand the language? The accent? The mix of Hindi and English? What if the question was asked in Tulu, Bundeli, Kodava or…

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The insect world is indeed replete with examples of mimicry: they can be indistinguishable from tree barks to twigs and moss to lichen to protect themselves or attract prey. Here, an orchid mantis perched on a flower. Picture for representation. | Photo Credit: Nanda Hari Susilo (This article forms a part of the Science for…

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Urban India’s water emergency will not be fixed by better crisis management alone. Over the coming decades, hundreds of millions more people will live and work in Indian cities, driving a sharp increase in the urban water demand. And unless we change how we design, finance, and govern water systems, we will simply scale up…

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