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Enzymes Could Lead To Petroleum-Free Fuels And Medicine

SAN FRANCISCO - A new study has now shed fresh insight into accessing sugars trapped within plants, paving the way for petroleum-free fuels, chemicals, and medicines. Cellulose, abundant in plant residues, poses a challenge due to its toughness. Specialized enzymes in certain organisms facilitate the breakdown of cellulose into essential sugars for microbial metabolism. Harnessing

By |2024-02-07T11:00:19-05:00February 7th, 2024|Life Sciences|

UC Berkeley Graduate Students Use AI To Track Insider Trading By Congress

BERKELEY, Ca. - Fifth Year Master of Information and Data Science students Matthew Dodd, Aditya Shah, Jocelyn Thai, and Ethan Yen are the winners of the 5th Year MIDS Capstone Award for their project, PoliWatch. Their project addresses a common issue in Congress: insider trading. Despite a fifth of trades by Congress being reported as problematic, little has been done to hold

By |2024-01-30T19:08:53-05:00January 30th, 2024|Artificial Intelligence, Politics, Politics/Government|