Extensive sequence divergence found between reference genomes of two zebrafish strains
Tuebingen and AB are the two most common laboratory zebrafish strains. A research group led by Prof. He Shunping from the Institute of Hydrobiology (IHB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported a high-quality de novo genome assembly of the AB str.....»»
Information "deleted" from the human genome may be what made us human
What the human genome is lacking compared with the genomes of other primates might have been as crucial to the development of humankind as what has been added during our evolutionary history, according to a new study led by researchers at Yale and th.....»»
Sophisticated gene memory: Researchers develop new method to genetically compare hundreds of animal species
Thanks to great technological advances, the genetic material of living beings can now be sequenced at a rapid rate. Comparisons of genomes, whether of closely related or completely different species, reveal particularly interesting findings. In this.....»»
New insights into the evolutionary phylogeny of the ciliate order Sessilida
Ciliated protists represent one of the most primitive lineages of eukaryotes, with nuclear dimorphism, a distinctive sexual process (conjugation), and extensive genome rearrangements. Sessilida, among diverse ciliate lineages, is the only group conta.....»»
New single-nucleotide polymorphism chip that can help identify genetic markers of desirable traits in rice
Genetic markers such as fragment length polymorphisms (RFLP), simple sequence repeats (SSRs), and single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) provide unique identifiers for individual organisms. This aids the identification of significant genetic variatio.....»»
Newly sequenced hornet genomes could help explain invasion success
The genomes of two hornet species, the European hornet and the Asian hornet (or yellow-legged hornet) have been sequenced for the first time by a team led by UCL (University College London) scientists......»»
Ridgecrest faults increasingly sensitive to solid Earth tides before earthquakes
Faults in the Ridgecrest, California area were very sensitive to solid earth tidal stresses in the year and a half before the July 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence, researchers reported at the Seismological Society of America (SSA)'s 2023 Annual M.....»»
Fungal genetics could help develop novel biotechnologies
An essential pillar of Earth's ecological system, fungi have long been used to better the lives of humans. While these organisms are still vastly understudied, a new review paper suggests that their unique genomes could be used to make progress in th.....»»
Edgio Advanced Bot Management protects users against bot attacks
Edgio has released Advanced Bot Management solution that proactively mitigates a wide range of evolving malicious bots while providing observability into good bots. Leveraging massive amounts of data continuously drawn from the platform’s extensive.....»»
Wargaming an effective data breach playbook
A well-tuned data breach playbook can provide security teams with a clear roadmap for working through the breach response process. Foreseeing every possible twist and turn of a breach may be impossible, but through extensive wargaming, teams can simu.....»»
Scientists discover pristine deep-sea coral reefs in the Galápagos Marine Reserve
Scientists have discovered extensive, ancient deep-sea coral reefs within the Galápagos Marine Reserve (GMR)—the first of their kind ever to be documented inside the marine protected area (MPA) since it was established in 1998. The first reef obse.....»»
A zebrafish model of senescence for rapid testing
Senescence (the process of growing old) drives the onset and severity of multiple aging-associated diseases and frailty. As a result, there has been an increased interest in mechanistic studies and the search for compounds targeting senescent cells......»»
Fungi makes a meal of hard-to-recycle plastic
Polypropylene, a hard-to-recycle plastic, has successfully been biodegraded by two strains of fungi in a new experiment led by researchers at the University of Sydney......»»
Samsung Galaxy A54 review: buy it, and make your life more colorful
The Galaxy A54 is colorful in more ways than one, and in our extensive review, we find out if it's the phone to buy — or if it's worth spending a little extra......»»
How hairs help fish feel and humans hear
By discovering how zebrafish use their hair cells to detect distant movement, a team of Case Western Reserve scientists may have found a path to help explain human hearing loss......»»
A fiber-tapering technique that combines plasmonic heaters and deformed optical fibers
Optical micro and nanofibers (MNFs) have extensive applications in nonlinearity generation, near-field optics, quantum optics, and miniaturized sensing. Although MNFs have fostered the development of various disciplines, there have been few studies o.....»»
New effort IDs the genes that made the mammoth
Shaggy fur, cold tolerance, and cancer resistance may all be in the genes. Enlarge (credit: Beth Zaiken) An international team of scientists has published the results of their research into 23 woolly mammoth genomes in C.....»»
Woolly mammoths evolved smaller ears and woolier coats over the 700,000 years that they roamed the Siberian steppes
A team of researchers compared the genomes of woolly mammoths with modern day elephants to find out what made woolly mammoths unique, both as individuals and as a species. The investigators report April 7 in the journal Current Biology that many of t.....»»
If your iPhone calls emergency services, don"t hang up if you"re fine says Apple
As Apple works to reduce the number of false alarms created by its iPhone 14 Crash Detection, it's also saying that users should not cancel an unintended emergency call.Crash Detection can save a life, but it also strains emergency servicesThe iPhone.....»»
Researchers make significant step in fight against drug resistance in TB
University of Otago researchers have discovered new ways to treat antibiotic-resistant strains of tuberculosis (TB), opening the door to new approaches for tackling the disease that kills about 4,000 people a day......»»
Apple Services ending for some older OS versions -- but it"s not a big deal
A reliable source says internal documents reference the end of Apple Services support, except iCloud, for older versions of iOS 11, macOS High Sierra, and others starting in May, but it isn't going to be a problem for most users. Here's why.iCloud wi.....»»