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  1. Microbes

    This giant microbe organizes its DNA in a surprising way

    3-D microscopy shows that the giant bacterium Thiovulum imperiosus squeezes its DNA into peripheral pouches, not a central mass like typical bacteria.

    By Meghan Rosen
  2. Artificial Intelligence

    A quantum trick helps trim bloated AI models

    Machine learning techniques that make use of tensor networks could manipulate data more efficiently and help open the black box of AI models.

    By Emily Conover
  3. Animals

    Ancient DNA rewrites the tale of when and how cats left Africa

    Cats were domesticated in North Africa, but spread to Europe only about 2,000 years ago. Earlier reports of “house” cats were wild cats.