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Using computer simulations, researchers can both predict the climate in the coming decades as well as produce short-term weather forecasts for specific regions. But so far, they are not as precise as they might be. In order to calculate the complex processes in the atmosphere and identify local extreme weather events such as heavy rain at an early stage, enormous computing capacity is required. New supercomputers could provide it. The atmospheric physicist Bjorn Stevens is working on it.

Last change: 17/05/2023

It is one of the complications of operations like organ or stem cell transplantations that everyone dreads: a simultaneous infection by various pathogens, such as bacteria, viruses and fungi, known as a “co-infection”. A patient’s weakened immune system is often unable to fight back.

Last change: 17/05/2023

You’re banned! With the help of CRISPR/Cas systems, bacteria protect their genome from mutations or destruction caused by pathogens. Biotechnology has adopted the mechanism of the bacterial defence system – also known as genetic scissors – using it to specifically modify the genome by deleting or inserting certain DNA sequences.

Last change: 17/05/2023

Both as one of the pioneers of the young discipline of the philosophy and ethics of artificial intelligence and an intermediary between topics in the humanities and technology, Vincent C. Müller is invited to help develop a guiding vision for “humane AI” in Germany.

Last change: 12/05/2023

How artificial intelligence is changing our lives

Last change: 04/05/2023