TASER conducted animal testing to calibrate nerve stimulation frequencies to ensure the weapon caused neuromuscular incapacitation

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Viome organizes its scientific research into a wet lab team focused on assay development and a dry lab team focused on computational modeling

In rodent laboratory studies, chocolate consumption increases dopamine firing by 55 percent above baseline

In rodent laboratory studies, sexual activity increases dopamine firing by 100 percent above baseline

In rodent laboratory studies, nicotine consumption increases dopamine firing by 150 percent above baseline

In rodent laboratory studies, methamphetamine administration increases dopamine firing by 1,000 percent above baseline

Germ-free mice raised in sterile isolators allow the transplantation of complete human microbiomes without competition from native mouse microbes

Commercial laboratory mice possess depleted gut microbiomes compared to wild mice due to standardized breeding environments and diets

Tahoe Therapeutics published open-source perturbation datasets measuring molecular interactions with biological cells to facilitate virtual cell simulation

Parallel Bio uses artificial intelligence computer vision to track individual cell behaviors as experimental drugs interact with human organoids

Parallel Bio develops human organoids from pluripotent stem cells derived from human blood or skin cells

Mithril Medicine advanced an antibody treatment candidate for muscular dystrophy from initial concept to proof of principle in mice within 18 months

In cadaver studies of individuals over age 70 with SARS-CoV-2 spike protein exposure, 80 percent had oxalate crystals in their thyroid glands

Data for reinforcement learning at Periodic comes from its physical labs, which serve as the ultimate source of truth

At Periodic, reinforcement learning environments are derived from the company's physical labs

Full autonomy is a non-goal for Periodic; automation is used to acquire high-quantity, high-quality, and diverse data

Periodic builds AI systems directly onto lab machines to control them, providing full context about an experiment's intent

The latency of controlling an instrument is a key factor, as an API call might be too slow for certain physical processes

Standardizing experimental workflows through automation can lower the noise floor of the resulting data

Intelligent data capture at the time of an experiment improves the quality of data for future AI systems

A study by Glenn Jeffrey showed infrared light improved color vision by boosting mitochondrial function in the retina