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Building and Optimizing Intelligent Machine Learning Pipelines with TPOT for Complete Automation and Performance Enhancement
We begin this tutorial to demonstrate how to harness TPOT to automate and optimize machine learning pipelines practically. By working directly in Google Colab, we ensure the setup is lightweight, reproducible, and accessible. We…
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First Pig-to-Human Lung Transplant Marks Milestone in Xenotransplantation—But Surgeons Have Many More Questions
August 28, 2025
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What Does the First Pig-to-Human Lung Transplant Mean for Xenotransplantation?
Surgeons think the first transplantation of a pig lung in a human is an exciting step forward for the field, but many questions remain open
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What Starship’s Success Means For SpaceX’s Future
In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at SpaceX’s successful Starship flight, IBM and AMD’s plan to make quantum computing practical, why runners should strength train and more. To get The Prototype in your inbox, sign up here.
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Scientists watch a single electron move during a chemical reaction for first time ever
For the first time, scientists have used ultrafast X-ray flashes to take a direct image of a single electron as it moved during a chemical reaction.
In the new study, published Aug. 20 in the journal Physical Review Letters, the researchers…
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BindCraft AI Model Achieves One-Shot Functional Protein Design
Deep learning structure networks can hallucinate accurate protein binders with high experimental success rates [Martin Pacesa] For the field of drug development, hitting the right target with atomic precision to achieve…
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As plastics treaty talks break down, are there paths to a breakthrough?
- After the conclusion of the failed INC-5.2 United Nations plastics treaty summit in August, negotiators went home without a plan for how to move forward, though a variety of approaches are being considered.
- The…
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White House moves to eliminate NASA labor unions
WASHINGTON — The White House has moved to eliminate employee unions at NASA, among other agencies, on national security grounds.
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Scientists decode the unusual silver-blue color of an ancient South African plant
Most plants get their coloration from pigments, but an endangered South African cycad gets its unique silvery-blue hue from wax crystals and an underlying chlorophyll-rich layer,…
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Nepal’s Supreme Court halts industrial development in Buddha’s birthplace
- Nepal’s highest court has issued an order for industries operating within 15 kilometers (9 miles) of the city of Lumbini to shut down or relocate within two years.
- Lumbini is the famed birthplace of the Buddha and…
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