A University of Queensland study has outlined a practical pathway for accelerating the development of heat adapted chickpeas using data from new ‘omic’ technologies.  

Researchers from the VUB’s Artificial Intelligence Lab and the University of Namur (UNamur) demonstrate, in a new large-scale study, how autonomous AI systems can spontaneously develop, without human intervention, a functional and shared language. Unlike large language models such as ChatGPT, which learn existing human language by heart, these AI agents construct their own communication system, directly rooted in their specific sensors and environment. This discovery represents a major breakthrough for communication between autonomous systems, such as self-driving cars, robots and industrial sensors

The white-tipped feathers found in many chicken breeds may look like variations of the same decorative pattern, but new research shows that they do not all share the same genetic origin.

Researchers from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) found that at least three independently occurring mutations involving the same gene can produce mottling, a pigmentation pattern characterized by white feather tips.

The findings, published in Animal Genetics, provide insight into how selective breeding and human preferences have shaped the diversity seen among domestic chickens.

The shift away from fossil fuels can bring cleaner air, new jobs and major climate benefits. However, a new CMCC study finds that ensuring a just transition also requires giving affected communities a meaningful voice and respecting their identities, histories and ways of life. “The evidence shows that climate and environmental policies can deliver major benefits, but their costs and benefits may not affect everyone in the same way,” says CMCC researcher and lead author of the study Ireri Hernandez Carballo.

A new paper from the University of Michigan looks at details surrounding EBV’s reactivation from latent infection, known as the lytic phase of viral replication.