Apparently, microbes may be essential to ensuring food security. A new study outlines how microbes can be used to manufacture high-quality protein to not only supplement our own diets but also reduce the need to grow crops for animal feed. The proposed production facilities are more efficient and require less resources; they produce food for the microbes using captured carbon dioxide and solar energy, making them suitable for a variety of conditions, like deserts and high altitudes.
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Researcher uses AI to make texts that are thousands of years old readable
The Gilgamesh Epic, the oldest work of world literature, has been brought back to life by LMU researchers in the Electronic Babylonian Literature project. Using their new Fragmentarium tool, they have discovered hundreds of manuscripts, including the most recent tablet of the Gilgamesh Epic which dates from 130 BC – thousands of years after the earliest known version. This shows how highly valued the Epic was, even at a late period. With the public release of the Fragmentarium, anyone can now explore the thousands of cuneiform fragments and explore the ancient Babylonian literature. Read full article here
Merv
March 12, 2023
