Daily briefing: Mathematicians have described a new class of shape: soft cells
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Mathematicians have characterized a new class of shapes called soft cells. These shapes, seen in nature from onions to mollusc shells, have internally zero angles, allowing them to tessellate seamlessly.
Reanalysis of genomes from Wuhan's animal market provides insight into potential animal-to-human transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and reinforces the market's association with early COVID-19 cases.
A new study suggests an AI ideas generator outperformed 50 scientists in originality. Although the ideas were more exciting, they were deemed slightly less feasible by reviewers.
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