Genomic regulatory map of the zebrafish
Zebrafish and humans look very different on the outside. Yet about 70 percent of their genes are similar to human genes—including many that can trigger diseases. That makes the animal a popular model organism. Many observations of biological proces.....»»
Apple"s Right-To-Repair Policy Was Forced By Green Investors and Regulatory Pressure
"In the past, Apple has taken an opposing stance on letting consumers repair their devices. Some of that is changing with Apple's new announcement," writes Slashdot reader wakeboarder. "Apple will sell components like batteries and screens to allow c.....»»
SpaceX Will "Hopefully" Launch First Orbital Starship Flight In January
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: Elon Musk on Wednesday said SpaceX is "hoping" to launch the first orbital flight test of its mammoth Starship rocket in January, a schedule that depends on testing and regulatory approval. "We'll do a b.....»»
Apple will soon send parts and tools to users who want to repair their phones
The change in tune may help address imminent regulatory scrutiny. Enlarge / The back of the iPhone 13. (credit: Samuel Axon) Apple will begin selling repair kits to consumers who want to perform some essential repairs on their.....»»
Several RTX 2060 cards with 12GB of VRAM listed on regulatory website ahead of rumored announcement
Although relaunch rumors stretch back to January, we last heard about the spec-bumped RTX 2060 in September, when Nvidia was reportedly planning to launch it as a way of filling a gap in the market until Intel releases its first Arc Alchemist GPU......»»
Research gaps identified for next-generation conservation technologies to reduce biodiversity loss
More investment and support for research into emerging genomic tools for conservation is needed to prevent further biodiversity loss, according to a new paper published in Conversation Genetics......»»
Parent empowerment—not regulatory overreach—key to private school choice accountability, report argues
The disruption to K-12 education in the United States caused by the COVID-19 pandemic spurred a flurry of legislative and executive actions favoring parental choice. Already, 2021 has been the single most successful year in the history of the private.....»»
Technology that measures cell-by-cell variation in growth rates could impact many fields
The genomic revolution has enabled researchers to assess cell-by-cell genetic variations, but very few techniques exist to measure cell-by-cell metabolic variations, a more powerful way to understand cell responses to changing environmental condition.....»»
Illuminating dark matter in human DNA
Researchers have produced a single-cell chromatin atlas for the human genome. Delineating chromatin regions in cells of different human tissue types would be a major step toward understanding the role of gene regulatory elements (non-coding DNA) in h.....»»
Illuminating dark matter in human DNA
Researchers at University of California San Diego have produced a single-cell chromatin atlas for the human genome. Chromatin is a complex of DNA and protein found in eukaryotic cells; regions of chromatin at key gene regulatory elements appear in op.....»»
Latin American rice breeding gets a boost from genomic tools
How do you like your rice? Sticky, fluffy, brown, or white? These qualities, in addition to grain length, width, appearance, and other traits, are hugely important predictors of rice sales and consumption worldwide. And region matters. Rice preferenc.....»»
Non-invasive DNA-labeling tool opens doors for new research
Dutch researchers have developed a new tool to label DNA for studying chromosomes in live cells. The tool is non-invasive and can be applied in culture but also in living organisms, such as zebrafish embryos. The team published their findings in the.....»»
Facebook to stop using facial recognition, delete data on over 1 billion people
Regulatory pressure and massive lawsuits may have forced its hand. Enlarge / With an image of himself on a screen in the background, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in.....»»
Privacy and security are Apple"s top App Store priorities, Tim Cook says
Amid regulatory scrutiny of the App Store, Apple CEO Tim Cook says that the company's primary focus is to maintain the privacy and security of the app marketplace.Credit: James Yarema/UnsplashDuring a Thursday earnings call with investors, Cook was a.....»»
Colorblind fish reveal how vision evolved
After decades of studying color vision in mice, new research in zebrafish has allowed experts at the University of Tokyo to uncover how some animals regulate their ability to see blue light. The results, published in Science Advances, allow researche.....»»
Genetic changes can affect collective behavior
Individual zebrafish (Danio rerio) exhibit predictable behavioral responses to certain visual stimuli that are sufficient to explain the collective behavior of the animals—even in their larval stage. Genetic mutations associated with neurological d.....»»
Boom in home-delivered alcohol opens the door to underage drinking
A rapid expansion in online liquor delivery services is making it easier for minors to obtain alcohol, due to regulatory holes and non-compliance with legal requirements, say the authors of a study published today......»»
Apple App Store Payment Rules Anti-competitive, Dutch Watchdog Finds
The Dutch antitrust authority has found that Apple's rules requiring software developers to use its in-app payment system are anti-competitive and ordered it to make changes, Reuters reported on Thursday, in the latest regulatory setback for the iPho.....»»
"Living medicine" created to treat drug-resistant infections
Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) and Pulmobiotics S.L have created the first 'living medicine' to treat antibiotic-resistant bacteria growing on the surfaces of medical implants. The researchers created the treatment by removing.....»»
Zebrafish predict the future to avoid virtual danger
Scientists from the RIKEN Center for Brain Science (CBS) and collaborators in Japan have discovered particular neurons in the brain that monitor whether predictions made by fish actually come true. By making use of a new virtual-reality-outfitted aqu.....»»
Dual action: RNA binding protein also binds DNA and acts as a damage sensor across the genome
Cancer is a devastating disease and is the second leading cause of death in the U.S. One of the hallmarks of cancer is genomic instability, or the tendency to accumulate mutations and damage to the DNA that leads to genome alterations during cell div.....»»