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The Complex Social Lives of Viruses

New research has uncovered a social world full of cheating, cooperation, and other intrigues, suggesting that viruses make sense only as members of a community......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredMay 19th, 2024

A roadmap for using viruses to enhance crop performance

Humans, livestock and companion animals benefit from virus-based vaccines and gene therapies, but crops do not. This paradox is highlighted by an international research group led by the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Plants (IBMCP) wi.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 10th, 2024

Tufin improves security automation on Azure, GCP, and VMware clouds

Tufin Orchestration Suite (TOS) R24-2 ensures organizations’ network operations are efficient, secure, and always audit-ready by automating complex tasks, enhancing security visibility, and driving compliance. The key benefits TOS R24-2 deliver.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsSep 10th, 2024

Kids are digital natives. They have ideas to help protect children from being harmed online, says researcher

The vast expanse of internet connectivity, online media, social media platforms, gaming platforms, and new forms and uses of artificial intelligence (AI) have opened enormous opportunities for commerce and communication......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 10th, 2024

Crispr-Enhanced Viruses Are Being Deployed Against UTIs

With antibiotics losing their effectiveness, one company is turning to gene editing and bacteriophages—viruses that infect bacteria—to combat infections......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsSep 10th, 2024

Researchers find live fungi, bacteria and viruses high in the Earth"s atmosphere

A team of climate, health and atmospheric specialists in Spain and Japan has found abundant live fungi, bacteria and viruses high in the Earth's atmosphere. In their study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the group co.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 10th, 2024

Fluctuating hydrodynamics theory could describe chaotic many-body systems, study suggests

Although systems consisting of many interacting small particles can be highly complex and chaotic, some can nonetheless be described using simple theories. Does this also pertain to the world of quantum physics?.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 9th, 2024

Social media interviews uncover New Yorkers" frustrations with high energy costs and reliability

Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health are using a novel interview method to assess New Yorkers' perceptions and feelings related to their difficulties paying for and controlling heating and cooling in their homes. Inspire.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 9th, 2024

Sweeping global study charts a path forward for climate-resilient agriculture

Around the world, research on climate change and agriculture has revealed a complex two-way relationship. Global agriculture is a major driver of climate change, extinctions and pollution, and its influence on the environment is growing. At the same.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 9th, 2024

Social media negatively impacting teens" life satisfaction, finds Australian survey

Social media is negatively impacting the life satisfaction of Australian high school students, according to the latest findings from Australia's largest survey of young people......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 9th, 2024

References to ancient Britain linked to hostility online

Political posts on social media that most frequently referenced ancient history tended to be more extreme, hostile and overwhelmingly negative in tone than average, finds a new study by researchers from UCL and the University of Edinburgh......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 9th, 2024

Uncovering the unique roles of Exportin-5 in RNA export within Drosophila cells

Eukaryotic cells are complex biological units, each with multiple membrane-bound compartments. These cells use specialized mechanisms to export biomolecules from their synthesis site to where they function......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 9th, 2024

Scalable, multi-functional device lays groundwork for advanced quantum applications

Researchers have demonstrated a new multi-functional device that could help advance the scalability of solid-state color centers, enabling them to be used in larger and more complex quantum computers and networks. As efficient photon-spin interfaces,.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 9th, 2024

Youth shared-housing program that serves Richmond could be a model elsewhere

For two Virginia Commonwealth University social work professors and their collaborators, it started with "radical imagination"—a youth shared-housing model in Richmond unlike any in the country......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 9th, 2024

Rippling IT helps IT teams boost security and banish busywork

If you’re an IT admin, you’ve got a lot on your plate. Managing the entire user lifecycle can feel like a complex laundry list of manual tasks: switching between systems, provisioning access, configuring and retrieving laptops, resetting password.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 7th, 2024

Pottery shards provide insight into the lives and trade networks of enslaved people in the Cayman Islands

Ph.D. candidate Elysia Petras and archaeologist Dr. Brandi MacDonald recently discovered 15 shards of Afro-Caribbean pottery ware at Jackson Wall Manor on the Cayman Islands. Through their analysis, they discovered that the pottery was not locally pr.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 7th, 2024

Scientists can turn mice temporarily transparent to see their organs

Scientists have found a way to make see-through mice, allowing them to observe their organs as they go about their daily lives. The procedure is being … The post Scientists can turn mice temporarily transparent to see their organs appeared fir.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  bgrRelated NewsSep 6th, 2024

Researchers propose mechanistic framework to explain complex microbe-host symbioses

Virtually all multicellular organisms on Earth live in symbiotic associations with very large and complex microbial communities known as microbiomes. New research has just been published aimed at offering a complete understanding how those relationsh.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 6th, 2024

Banned in Brazil: The world is moving toward greater regulation of social media, experts say

Brazil's recent ban of X may seem antithetical to Americans' notion of the First Amendment and the idea of the internet as a "marketplace of ideas" where the good ultimately overshadows the bad and the ugly......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 6th, 2024

Neutral atom innovations by quantum systems accelerator mark quantum computing milestones

Before quantum computers can solve complex problems, researchers must develop technologies that manage larger numbers of qubits (the building blocks of quantum computers) for extended periods. Neutral atoms play an important role in this effort and a.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 6th, 2024

Relax, social media addicts – TCL’s anti-brainrot phone has arrived

The TCL 50 PRO NXTPAPER 5G comes with a switch that limits social media and switches the display to Kindle-style viewing mode.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 6th, 2024