Verse 28: Worms in Coca-Cola??

Oct 11

Hello again! The irony! COP27 climate summit will be sponsored by none other than Coca-Cola. The drinks giant recently revealed it produces about three million tonnes of plastic packaging a year – that’s 200,000 bottles a minute. We may have a solution though, as scientists recently reported that saliva from the Wax worm can break down tough plastic. So, will Coke, just like tequila, start adding Wax worms to bottles??

Among items of note in this issue of Verse; how a grocery chain used AI to slash food waste, an international project to create the most detailed map of the brain and Chicago scientists build 'unhackable' quantum internet in their university basement closet – Is this the World Wide Web 4.0?

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INTERESTING READS

New breast cancer hope as AI breakthrough could spare THOUSANDS of women from chemotherapy. It offers a quicker way of determining if the disease is likely to return after surgery.

Chicago scientists are testing an unhackable quantum internet in their basement closet. They are trying to find a way to get quantum particles to travel over long distances without becoming corrupted.

How one grocery chain used AI to slash food waste. Grocery stores have their own grocery lists. And now, some are using AI to help create them.

THE FUTURE OF DATA

AI and data fuel innovation in clinical trials and beyond.

Whether in preclinical stages or in the commercialization of a drug, AI-enabled drug development is now used by an estimated 400 companies and has reached a $50 billion market, placing AI more firmly in the life sciences mainstream. Arnaub Chatterjee, SVP of Medidata AI, explains how linking clinical trials and real-world data brings safe, efficacious drugs to market faster.

COMPANY NEWS

Deloitte acquires SFL Scientific's business to enhance cutting-edge AI and science-based capabilities. This advances Deloitte’s ability to deliver AI-fueled transformations for clients and accelerates the growth of its AI market share.

Boston Dynamics pledges to not weaponize robots. The pledge comes as concerns over robotics’ potential misuse rise.

DeepMind's AI system that can discover new algorithms. AlphaTensor is the first AI system for finding efficient algorithms used in ML applications.

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🐛 'Humble' worm saliva can break down tough plastic.

🧠 A $500 million international project will create the most detailed map of the brain ever.

🤖 For $20k, you could soon have your very own Tesla humanoid robot.

🖋️ 40 Quick Editing Tips for Writers.

🦟 Mosquitoes sniff out hosts infected with certain viruses.

DATA CURATORS

JAMA Network launches Monkeypox Resource Center. Explore the latest resources on the monkeypox outbreak from across the JAMA Network.

Reviewer Credits, making peer review as part of the academic record, is up to a new start.