One small Amoeba solves the Travelling Salesman Problem and other discoveries

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https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/math/a25686417/amoeba-math/
"Biologically inspired computing devices and architectures are expected to complement and in some cases surpass conventional technologies for solving computationally demanding problems, because of their ability to make correct decisions in uncertain environments." Full article https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.180396

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Artificial Intelligence solves the Protein Folding Problem

Proteins are essential to life, supporting practically all its functions. They are large complex molecules, made up of chains of amino acids, and what a protein does largely depends on its unique 3D structure. Figuring out what shapes proteins fold into is known as the “protein folding problem”, and has stood as a grand challenge in biology for the past 50 years. This breakthrough demonstrates the impact Artificial Intelligence can have on scientific discovery and its potential to dramatically accelerate progress in some of the most fundamental fields that explain and shape our world.
https://deepmind.com/blog/article/alphafold-a-solution-to-a-50-year-old-grand-challenge-in-biology