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[:es]A Billion Years Before Sex, Ancient Cells Were Equipped for It[:]

[:es]Molecular detective work is zeroing in on the origins of sexual reproduction. The protein tools for cell mergers seem to have long predated sex — so what were they doing?[:]
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[:es]AI Overcomes Stumbling Block on Brain-Inspired Hardware[:]

[:es]Algorithms that use the brain’s communication signal can now work on analog neuromorphic chips, which closely mimic our energy-efficient brains.[:]
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[:es]New Map of Meaning in the Brain Changes Ideas About Memory[:]

[:es]Researchers have mapped hundreds of semantic categories to the tiny bits of the cortex that represent them in our thoughts and perceptions. What they discovered might change our view of […]
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[:es]Quantum Complexity Tamed by Machine Learning[:]

[:es]If scientists understood exactly how electrons act in molecules, they’d be able to predict the behavior of everything from experimental drugs to high-temperature superconductors. Following decades of physics-based insights, artificial […]
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[:es]Secrets of Early Animal Evolution Revealed by Chromosome ‘Tectonics’[:]

[:es]Large blocks of genes conserved through hundreds of millions of years of evolution hint at how the first animal chromosomes came to be.[:]
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[:es]Why Triangles Are Easy and Tetrahedra Are Hard[:]

[:es]The triangle angle sum theorem makes working with triangles easy. What happens when you can’t rely on it?[:]
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[:es]In a Numerical Coincidence, Some See Evidence for String Theory[:]

[:es]In a quest to map out a quantum theory of gravity, researchers have used logical rules to calculate how much Einstein’s theory must change. The result matches string theory perfectly.[:]
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[:es]Any Single Galaxy Reveals the Composition of an Entire Universe[:]

[:es]In computer simulations of possible universes, researchers have discovered that a neural network can infer the amount of matter in a whole universe by studying just one of its galaxies.[:]
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[:es]Mathematicians Clear Hurdle in Quest to Decode Primes[:]

[:es]Paul Nelson has solved the subconvexity problem, bringing mathematicians one step closer to understanding the Riemann hypothesis and the distribution of prime numbers.[:]