Science & technology | Chemical warfare
Just ask the program to enhance, rather than reduce, toxicity
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SCIENTIFIC PAPERS are normally models of discreet understatement. They are also (or are at least supposed to be) loaded with the information needed for others to replicate their findings.
This article appeared in the Science & technology section of the print edition under the headline “Yikes!”
From the March 19th 2022 edition
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