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Mars Society gains foothold in AI, robotics and biotechnology to clear a path to space

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A biotech prize for turning chemicals into food On the biotechnology front, the Mars Society plans to offer an incentive prize for methods that use microbes to convert simple chemicals, such as methane or methanol, into food. “Ask it anything you want, and you get the answer in multiple personalities,” he said.

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University of Washington’s David Baker wins Nobel Prize for solving protein puzzles

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But determining the 3D structure of those molecular “keys” is a devilishly complex task. Other spinouts associated with the institute include Cyrus Biotechnology , Sana Biotechnology , A-Alpha Bio and Xaira Therapeutics. “Life could not exist without proteins. AstraZeneca paid $1.1

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Nvidia accelerates enterprise adoption of generative AI

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The Picasso service will enable enterprises to train models to generate custom images, videos, and even 3D models in the cloud. Nvidia is working with another library, Shutterstock, to train Picasso to create 3D models in response to text prompts based on licensed images in its database.

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The power of collaboration: SAP celebrates its innovation award winners

CIO Business Intelligence

In its mission to develop novel and multifunctional therapeutics for rare cancers and other serious diseases, global biotechnology company Zymeworks found that its previous, manual system was inefficient and labor-intensive. The humanitarian undertaking was accomplished in an astonishing six weeks.

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GeekWire 200 update: Health tech and B2C startups rise up rankings of top PNW companies

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Last year, there were only two IPOs among GeekWire 200 companies: Adaptive Biotechnologies and Limeade. But several of this month’s biggest movers up the list are B2C startups including 3D printing company Glowforge (No. Its public offering allowed mobile marketplace platform OfferUp (No. 10) to return to the top 10.

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Macro views emerge from micro moves

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The Greek letter mu, or the micro symbol, is used in scientific notation to represent very small numbers, such as 10^-6 ( Image credit ) Biotechnology: Work at the micro-level has opened up new possibilities in biotechnology. 3D printing is also being used to create new types of medical implants and prosthetics.

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Dec. 10, 2023

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… Read More Glowforge lays off 30 employees as maker of 3D laser engravers gets ‘ready for what’s next’ Glowforge, the Seattle-based maker of 3D laser engravers, has laid off 30 employees, co-founder and CEO Dan Shapiro confirmed to GeekWire on Friday.

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