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New computer language helps spot hidden pollutants

Biologists and chemists have a new programming language to uncover previously unknown environmental pollutants at breakneck speed – without requiring them to code. By making it easier to search massive chemical datasets, the tool has already identified toxic compounds hidden in plain sight. UCR computer scientist Mingxun Wang in his laboratory. Wang created the new programming language for scientists. (Stan Lim/UCR) Mass spectrometry data is like a chemical fingerprint, showing scientists what m...

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