AI has helped design the chickpea of all chickpeas
AI has helped humans achieve a lot of things; from predicting seizures, to completing Beethoven’s unfinished 10th Symphony. Its latest endeavor: designing the ultimate chickpea. Although these pulses are a thoroughly understood crop, the genome of most varieties is not well sequenced. An Read More...
Researchers identify rare parthenogenesis births in California condors
The resurgence of the California condor is an inspiring case study for conservationists. There are now more than 500 condors living in the wild in the state, up from just 22 in 1982. The birds continue to surprise and amaze scientists as geneticists have confirmed that two of the birds reproduced Read More...