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Briefing Chat: The Bunsen burner myth that turns out to be just hot air

Nature Podcast by podcast@nature.com

Sep 11, 202615:55News & Politics

Nature staff discuss an AI tool that can assess the impact of nine billion mutations — plus, how the Bunsen burner’s reputation for sterilization may be based on tradition alone. 00:21 Deepmind’s new tool helps scientist...

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