R&D Magazine
Artificial oncologist? IBM’s Watson supercomputer targets precision cancer treatments
IBM's Watson beat real-life contestants on Jeopardy. Now researchers are hoping this icon of artificial intelligence will help people with ...
Researchers engineer novel DNA barcode
Much like the checkout clerk uses a machine that scans the barcodes on packages to identify what customers bought at ...
Discovery of plant gene lays groundwork for improved biofuel processing
Since 2007, researchers at the BioEnergy Science Center, one of three U.S. Department of Energy-funded research centers, have partnered to ...
Genetically engineered algae for biofuel could pose potential risks
Algae are high on the genetic engineering agenda as a potential source for biofuel, and they should be subjected to ...