DNA, the hereditary material, may have appeared on Earth earlier than has been assumed hitherto. Chemists now show that a simple reaction pathway could have given rise to DNA subunits …read more Source:: Science
Month: June 2019
What’s new in TensorFlow 2.0
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By Serdar Yegulalp TensorFlow 2.0, the next major version of Google’s open source machine learning framework, is available in its first beta version. To read this article in full, please click here (Insider Story) …read more Source:: OpenSource
Global commodities trade and consumption place the world’s primates at risk of extinction
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A recent study highlights the fact that the economic benefits of commodity export for primate habitat countries has been limited relative to the extreme environmental costs of pollution, habitat degradation, …read more Source:: Science
Microsoft warns Azure customers of Exim worm
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Microsoft says Azure infrastructure stops the worm’s self-spreading component, but VMs remain compromised. …read more Source:: Linux
Small cluster of neurons is off-on switch for mouse songs
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Researchers have isolated a cluster of neurons in a mouse’s brain that are crucial to making the squeaky, ultrasonic ‘songs’ a male mouse produces when courting a potential mate. …read more Source:: Science
Huawei’s Android puzzle: Is Linux Sailfish now an option alongside its own OS?
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Huawei looks at a Sailfish OS option to solve the US block on accessing Google Android. …read more Source:: Linux
Microsoft Edge Reddit AMA: Edge might come to Linux
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No “technical blockers” to prevent Microsoft from shipping Edge for Linux. …read more Source:: Linux
Gut microbes eat our medication
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Researchers have discovered one of the first concrete examples of how the microbiome can interfere with a drug’s intended path through the body. Focusing on levodopa (L-dopa), the primary treatment …read more Source:: Science
Viruses found to use intricate ‘treadmill’ to move cargo across bacterial cells
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Using advanced technologies to explore the inner workings of bacteria, biologists have provided the first example of cargo within bacteriophage cells transiting along treadmill-like structures. The discovery demonstrates that bacteria …read more Source:: Science
Squid could thrive under climate change
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When scientists subjected two-toned pygmy squid and bigfin reef squid to carbon dioxide levels projected for the end of the century, they received some surprising results. …read more Source:: Science