April 2, 2009 - Discovery News Independent Robot Scientist Makes Discovery: "The discovery of 12 new functions for genes in one of the most studied organisms in the world wouldn't be news, except that scientists didn't discover them. A robot named Adam designed, carried out and discovered the new gene functions.
'Our goal is to make science more efficient,' said Ross King, a professor of biology and computer science at the University of Wales and author of a new paper in this week's issue of Science detailing Adam's work."
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