What did the very first proteins look like — those that appeared on Earth around 3.7 billion years ago? Prof. Scientists have reconstructed protein sequences that may well resemble those …read more Source:: Science
Month: June 2020
New Windows Terminal preview is out: These are the latest features, says Microsoft
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•Microsoft’s first preview of Windows Terminal since version 1.0 includes a number of new settings and features. …read more Source:: Linux
Teleportation: Important step in improving quantum computing
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•Researchers are exploring new ways of creating quantum-mechanical interactions between distant electrons. The research marks an important advance in quantum computing. …read more Source:: Science
Microsoft’s GitHub: Now open-source developers get ‘one linter to rule them all’
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•GitHub says it’s open-sourcing its in-house linting tool, the GitHub Super Linter, to clean up code. …read more Source:: Linux
Linux Foundation and Harvard announce Linux and open-source contributor security survey
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•Securing Free/Libre and open-source software (FLOSS) is a big deal and The Linux Foundation wants to know exactly how programmers are dealing with security issues. …read more Source:: Linux
Windows 10 Linux subsystem: You get GPU acceleration – with Intel, AMD, Nvidia drivers
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•Windows 10’s subsystem for Linux, WSL, gains GPU access for machine learning. …read more Source:: Linux
First dinosaur eggs were soft like a turtle’s
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•New research suggests that the first dinosaurs laid soft-shelled eggs — a finding that contradicts established thought. The study analyzed the eggs of two vastly different non-avian dinosaurs and found …read more Source:: Science
Tomato’s hidden mutations revealed in study of 100 varieties
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•A new analysis of difficult-to-access genetic variation is the most comprehensive ever conducted in plants. It could guide the improvement of tomatoes and other crops. …read more Source:: Science
Astronomers detect regular rhythm of radio waves, with origins unknown
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•A team of astronomers has picked up on a curious, repeating rhythm of fast radio bursts emanating from an unknown source outside our galaxy, 500 million light years away. …read more Source:: Science
Centenarian study suggests living environment may be key to longevity
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•Where you live has a significant impact on the likelihood that you will reach centenarian age, suggests a new study. New research suggests that people who live in highly walkable, …read more Source:: Science