AI systems that have already made strides learning the language of humans are being trained to decipher the language of life encoded in DNA — and to use it to try to design new molecules.
Why it matters: AI that can make sense of biology's information could help scientists to develop new therapeutics and to engineer cells to produce biofuels, materials, medicines and other products.
Thousands of customers in Florida were without power Thursday evening after an impactful nontropical storm lashed parts of the state's southeast with hurricane-forced winds and record rainfall that flooded streets in the I-95 corridor overnight.
The big picture: A weather system draped just off the Florida coast was bringing the threat of more heavy rain, gusty winds and "dangerous marine conditions" across the Space Coast region on Thursday, as officials in cities including Miami and Fort Lauderdale responded to flooding the previous night.
