Using a verified boot process, Google will make Android safer by warning device owners if their software has been tampered with. …read more Source:: Linux
Day: July 27, 2015
In CRISPR advance, scientists successfully edit human T cells
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•Scientists have devised a new strategy to precisely modify human T cells using the genome-editing system known as CRISPR/Cas9. Because these immune-system cells play important roles in a wide range …read more Source:: Science
In Africa’s ‘cradle,’ an old fossil site yields new finds
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•KROMDRAAI, South Africa (Reuters) – Crouched in a shallow square grid dug into the red African earth, American graduate student Sarah Edlund uses a hand brush to scrape soil into …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Dust pillars of destruction reveal impact of cosmic wind on galaxy evolution
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•Astronomers have long known that powerful cosmic winds can sometimes blow through galaxies, sweeping out interstellar material and stopping future star formation. Now they have a clearer snapshot of how …read more Source:: Science
Quantum networks: Back and forth are not equal distances!
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•Quantum technology based on light (photons) has great potential for radically new information technology based on photonic circuits. Now researchers have discovered a new type of photonic channels, where back …read more Source:: Science
Babies’ brains show that social skills linked to second language learning
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•Babies learn language best by interacting with people rather than passively through a video or audio recording. But it’s been unclear what aspects of social interactions make them so important …read more Source:: Science
Mum’s the word: Maternal language has strong effect on children’s social skills
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•Psychologists have revealed new evidence showing how specific language used by parents to talk to their babies can help their child to understand the thoughts of others when they get …read more Source:: Science
Why the Y in polar bears matters: For the first time, essential parts of the polar bear Y chromosome have been decoded
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•For the first time, scientists have reconstructed part of the male chromosome in polar bears. The scientists were able to assign 1.9 million base pairs specifically to the polar bear …read more Source:: Science
Non-genetic cancer mechanism found
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•Cancer can be caused solely by protein imbalances within cells, a study of ovarian cancer has found. The discovery is a major breakthrough because, until now, genetic aberrations have been …read more Source:: Science