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Colombia’s biofortified rice has untapped potential to improve nutrition. And consumers want it

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Colombia’s biofortified rice provides 1.5 more zinc than normal rice. Consumers say the rice is as good as premium rice and are willing to pay more for it. Improving staple foods everywhere should be part of national nutrition policies.

Journal: Journal of Agriculture and Food Research

Research center developing digital twins for manufacturing

University of Michigan
Business Announcement

Aiming to overcome barriers that prevent digital twins from delivering on their promise to improve manufacturing, the University of Michigan and Arizona State University are inviting industrial partners to participate in a new Center for Digital Twins in Manufacturing.

High-performance scientific computing can compute molecule ground-state energy

Cleveland Clinic
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Kenneth Merz, PhD, of Cleveland Clinic's Center for Computational Life Sciences and a team are exploring how quantum computers can work with supercomputers to better simulate molecule behavior.

Simulating large molecule stability and behavior requires more time and power than is possible on even the most advanced supercomputer. Dr. Merz and his team developed a strategy for overcoming this barrier by combining the power of a quantum computer with the accuracy of a supercomputer in a study published in the Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation.

Optical microscopy combined with AI could enable new avenues in precision medicine

SPIE--International Society for Optics and Photonics
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the University of Arizona have developed a new method for cancer phenotyping using label-free optical microscopy coupled with a deep learning artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm. Using this new approach in patient samples of pancreatic cancer, the researchers showed that it was possible to identify tissue phenotypes defined by spatial transcriptomics to over 89 percent accuracy using label-free microscopy images alone. This new method using light-based imaging and AI offers an effective alternative to existing phenotyping methods, which rely on costly and time-intensive tests such as those based on genetic sequencing. This advance could ultimately make precision medicine more accessible and effective in the future.

Journal: Biophotonics Discovery

Macromolecular gene delivery systems: advancing non-viral therapeutics with synthetic and natural polymers

Xia & He Publishing Inc.
Peer-Reviewed Publication

This article highlights the current state of macromolecular gene delivery systems, their applications, and the ongoing research aimed at overcoming existing challenges, paving the way for more effective non-viral gene therapies.

Journal: Journal of Exploratory Research in Pharmacology

Amazon’s AI assistant struggles with diverse English dialects, study finds

Cornell University
Reports and Proceedings

A new Cornell University study reveals Amazon’s AI shopping assistant, Rufus, gives vague or incorrect responses to users writing in some English dialects, such as African American English (AAE), especially when prompts contain typos.

SwRI evaluates effects of hydrogen and natural gas blends on storage tanks

Southwest Research Institute
Business Announcement

SAN ANTONIO — July 14, 2025 — Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is taking on the challenges of a hydrogen-powered future. In collaboration with NYSEARCH, a nonprofit research and development organization for the gas industry serving utility members across North America, SwRI is investigating how blending hydrogen into liquid natural gas (LNG) could affect the integrity of the LNG storage tanks.