Timber is becoming increasingly popular as the most sustainable construction material. But structural timber design is not easy. Currently, floor framing designers produce many possible designs before ...

[Kory] has been writing genetic algorithms for a few months now. This in itself isn’t anything unique or exceptional, except for what he’s getting these genetic algorithms to do. [Kory] has been using ...

A type of programming that imitates genetic algorithms. Genetic programming uses mutation and replication to produce algorithms that represent the "survival of the fittest." While genetic algorithms ...

Amid the genetic medicines arms race, Flagship Pioneering is unveiling a new company to help biotechs fine-tune the precision of their therapies. The venture creation firm has loaded up Mirai Bio with ...

Once someone creates the genetic equivalent of a "Hello, World" program, demonstrating just how simple it is to create such creatures, genetic programming will have come into its own. There are risks ...

A new algorithm developed by researchers at Columbia University can analyze thousands of variants across the genome and estimate a person's risk of developing chronic kidney disease -- and it works in ...