"Junk DNA" could be key to controlling fear
A piece of "junk DNA" could be the key to extinguishing fear-related memories for people struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and phobia, according to a study from The University of Queensland......»»
Small molecule plays outsize role in controlling nanoparticle
Ligands are much like nanosized barnacles, binding to many kinds of surfaces. This form of adsorption is crucial for a range of chemical processes, from purification and catalysis to the design of nanomaterials......»»
EU airlines fear fuel tax as climate push takes off
The European Commission will propose a raft of measures to slash EU aviation emissions when it unveils a bumper package of legislation Wednesday aimed at reaching its climate goals......»»
Germany launches "space command" to protect infrastructure
The German military on Tuesday launched a "space command" tasked with overseeing satellites, watching for dangerous space junk and analyzing other countries' activities......»»
Sensing "junk" RNA after chemotherapy enhances blood regeneration
Scientists reveal that during hematopoietic regeneration, RNA expressed from a part of the genome considered 'junk DNA' is used by hematopoietic stem cells to get activated and proliferate. The study shows that these so-called transposable elements m.....»»
Why is my phone not making or receiving calls?
Smartphone not doing the job it's supposed to do? Fear not, for we have every conceivable solution for when your cell phone is not making or receiving calls......»»
When science breaks bad: A rogue gallery of history’s worst scientists
A new book catalogs some of the greatest ethical lapses done in the name of science. Enlarge Walter Freeman was ambidextrous, so he could do two lobotomies at the same time. These involved jabbing two icepicks from the junk drawer in his kitc.....»»
Match matters: The right combination of parents can turn a gene off indefinitely
Evidence suggests that what happens in one generation—diet, toxin exposure, trauma, fear—can have lasting effects on future generations. Scientists believe these effects result from epigenetic changes that occur in response to the environment and.....»»
Tiny tools: Controlling individual water droplets as biochemical reactors
Scientists develop a method to better manipulate tiny droplets in lab-on-a-chip applications for biochemistry, cell culturing, and drug screening......»»
YouTube"s Recommender AI Still a Horror Show, Finds Major Crowdsourced Study
An anonymous reader shares a report: For years YouTube's video-recommending algorithm has stood accused of fuelling a grab bag of societal ills by feeding users an AI-amplified diet of hate speech, political extremism and/or conspiracy junk/disinform.....»»
Human-driven habitat change leads to physical and behavioral change in mosquitofish
Bahamian mosquitofish in habitats fragmented by human activity are more willing to explore their environment, more stressed by change and have smaller brain regions associated with fear response than mosquitofish from unaffected habitats. The new stu.....»»
Tiny tools: Controlling individual water droplets as biochemical reactors
Miniaturization is rapidly reshaping the field of biochemistry, with emerging technologies such as microfluidics and "lab-on-a-chip" devices taking the world by storm. Chemical reactions that were normally conducted in flasks and tubes can now be car.....»»
YouTube’s recommender AI still a horrorshow, finds major crowdsourced study
For years YouTube’s video-recommending algorithm has stood accused of fuelling a grab-bag of societal ills by feeding users an AI-amplified diet of hate speech, political extremism and/or conspiracy junk/disinformation for the profiteering moti.....»»
VW Offloads Bugatti To Rimac To Form New EV Company Bugatti-Rimac
According to the Financial Times, Croatian electric supercar startup Rimac Automobili is taking over Bugatti. Rimac will own a controlling 55% share in the new company, Bugatti-Rimac, with VW's Porsche owning the remaining 45%. TechCrunch reports: "R.....»»
VW offloads Bugatti to Rimac to form new EV company Bugatti-Rimac
Croatian electric supercar startup Rimac Automobili is taking over Bugatti. Rimac will own a controlling 55% share in the new company, Bugatti-Rimac, with VW’s Porsche owning the remaining 45%, according to reports by the Financial Times. ̶.....»»
Nine apps with 5.8 million downloads kicked from Google Play store for stealing Facebook passwords
Dr. Web (via Ars Technica) reports that, like many malicious apps, these performed their advertised functions, such as photo editing, exercise and training, horoscopes, and removing junk files from a phone. They also offered a way to disable their in.....»»
Amazon betrays its fear with petition to sideline FTC Chair and antitrust hawk Lina Khan
Amazon has petitioned that the newly minted Chair of the FTC and implacable critic of the company, Lina Khan, be recused from decisions relating to the company. The company argues that she has been too outspoken about the failure to regulate Amazon t.....»»
Watch this amazing dance routine by Boston Dynamics" Spot robots
The video is a celebration of Boston Dynamics’ acquisition by automaker Hyundai, which closed a $880 million deal with SoftBank earlier this week to take an 80-percent controlling stake in the Massachusetts-based robotics company......»»
Physicists use electric fields to induce oscillations in tiny particles
A challenging frontier in science and engineering is controlling matter outside of thermodynamic equilibrium to build material systems with capabilities that rival those of living organisms. Research on active colloids aims to create micro- and nanos.....»»
Deeply mining a universe of peptides encoded by long noncoding RNAs
Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), a family of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) that are greater than 200 nucleotides in length, were formerly regarded as "junk RNAs" due to the lack of long or conserved open reading frames (ORFs)......»»
Hyundai Acquires Boston Dynamics, Company Most Famous For Robot Police Dogs
Boston Dynamics has been purchased by Hyundai in a deal valued at $1.1 billion. According to Motherboard, the deal "sees Hyundai assume an 80 percent controlling stake in the robot company. Softbank will retain a 20 percent stake." From the report: I.....»»