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04-29-2022, 10:28 AM #1251
Plastic-eating enzyme could eliminate billions of tons of landfill waste
https://phys.org/news/2022-04-plasti...-landfill.html
"Researchers at the Cockrell School of Engineering and College of Natural Sciences used a machine learning model to generate novel mutations to a natural enzyme called PETase that allows bacteria to degrade PET plastics. The model predicts which mutations in these enzymes would accomplish the goal of quickly depolymerizing post-consumer waste plastic at low temperatures.
Through this process, which included studying 51 different post-consumer plastic containers, five different polyester fibers and fabrics and water bottles all made from PET, the researchers proved the effectiveness of the enzyme, which they are calling FAST-PETase (functional, active, stable and tolerant PETase).
"This work really demonstrates the power of bringing together different disciplines, from synthetic biology to chemical engineering to artificial intelligence," said Andrew Ellington, professor in the Center for Systems and Synthetic Biology whose team led the development of the machine learning model."
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05-15-2022, 05:23 PM #1252
Full moon lunar eclipse tonight for the EC.
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/science/m...outputType=ampI still call it The Jake.
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05-15-2022, 09:34 PM #1253
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05-17-2022, 10:24 PM #1254
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05-18-2022, 12:11 AM #1255
I’m not high enough for that one
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06-13-2022, 07:09 PM #1256
This is a chemical reaction. The Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction.
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06-13-2022, 07:38 PM #1257
So I know it’s a mix of the natural language processing and my own projection of what sentient AI would sound like or something like that…
But fuck the LaMDA interview is unsettling
https://www.scribd.com/document/5780...t-an-Interview
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06-13-2022, 08:44 PM #1258
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06-13-2022, 08:52 PM #1259
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07-03-2022, 11:56 PM #1260
I’m pretty stoned and this was cool to watch.
https://youtu.be/LEENEFaVUzU
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07-07-2022, 06:46 AM #1261Registered User
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07-07-2022, 07:26 AM #1262
CERN is coming back online
But 1.3 terrawatts. Holy fuck that’s a lot of juice
https://home.cern/science/engineering/powering-cern
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07-07-2022, 08:25 AM #1263Aim for the chopping block. If you aim for the wood, you will have nothing. Aim past the wood, aim through the wood.
http://tim-kirchoff.pixels.com/
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07-07-2022, 09:46 AM #1264Registered User
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We need more nerds
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07-11-2022, 11:47 AM #1265
Biden is going to show the first photos from James Webb coming up at 5pm ET.
Exoplanets up next
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07-11-2022, 09:47 PM #1266
Last edited by J. Barron DeJong; 07-11-2022 at 10:08 PM.
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07-12-2022, 05:42 AM #1267
Here's another Hubble comparison;
https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/FXa-3V3UIAAXKBy.mp4
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07-12-2022, 09:45 AM #1268
Less than a day is just amazeballs. Hubble deep field images took weeks.
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07-12-2022, 10:33 AM #1269
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07-12-2022, 11:52 AM #1270
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07-12-2022, 04:17 PM #1271
The pics are nice but this is what I’m looking forward to.
“This NIRISS observation demonstrates that Webb has the power to characterize the atmospheres of exoplanets—including those of potentially habitable planets—in exquisite “detail.
https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/g...net-in-detail/
Last edited by mud; 07-12-2022 at 05:21 PM.
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07-12-2022, 08:21 PM #1272
Heard they might be sharing images from inside our solar system this week. That would be really interesting
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07-13-2022, 02:20 PM #1273
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07-19-2022, 10:16 AM #1274
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07-24-2022, 07:19 AM #1275
This seems appropriate for this site, useful maggots.
https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/medical-maggots/
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