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Nano-scale dinosaur made by Australian researchers from DNA building blocks
Structures thousands of times narrower than a human hair suggest future uses for nanobot technology. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australian researchers ...World - The Guardian - 8 hours ago -
With DNA, Pompeii Narratives Take a Twist
In 79 A.D., a volcanic eruption engulfed a town’s residents. They weren’t all who scientists thought, newly extracted genetic material suggests.Science - The New York Times - November 7 -
DNA-testing site 23andMe fights for survival
Once millions used it to find out about their family histories - this week it was almost delisted. What went wrong?Top stories - BBC News - November 3 -
DNA reveals surprises about Pompeii eruption victims
Victims thought to be female were male and not related to one another, showing "the story that was long spun around these individuals" was wrong, researchers said.Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
DNA firm holding highly sensitive data 'vanishes' without warning
Customers of Atlas Biomed are angry and worried about what's happened to the highly sensitive data they shared.Top stories - BBC News - November 9 -
‘DNA Typewriters’ Can Record a Cell’s History
Labs around the world are trying to turn cells into autobiographers, tracking their own development from embryos to adults.Science - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
Study raises hopes of treating aggressive cancers by zapping rogue DNA
Tumours could be reduced by targeting genetic material driving their growth with a new drug in early-stage trials. Scientists have raised hopes of treating some of the most aggressive cases of ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
New DNA evidence rewrites long-told stories of people in ancient Pompeii
When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved for centuriesTech - ABC News - November 8 -
1959 cold case of boy's murder in Wisconsin solved through DNA testing
The boy's adpotive mother admitted to killing her son, but investigators could not tie the case to skeletal remains found in 1959 until now.Top stories - CBS News - November 11 -
DNA-testing site 23andMe to lay off 40% of its workers
The once-popular general DNA-testing firm holds a trove of sensitive genetic data from its customers.Top stories - BBC News - November 12 -
Prosecutors say DNA, fingerprint show Jose Ibarra killed Laken Riley
The man accused of killing Laken Riley earlier this year "went out hunting for females" on the day the nursing student in Georgia was slain, prosecutors told a judge Friday on the first day of Jose ...Top stories - NBC News - November 15 -
DNA on Discarded Cigarette Helps Lead to Arrest in a 1981 Homicide
A detective in Indiana helped crack a cold case more than 40 years after his father started working on the original investigation.Top stories - The New York Times - November 20 -
Honolulu hopes to identify long-unclaimed bodies with advanced DNA testing
Forensic pathologists hope advanced DNA testing technology will enable them to attach names to all the unidentified people at the Honolulu Medical Examiner's Office.Top stories - CBS News - 15 hours ago -
2024 Temperatures Are on Track for a Record High, Researchers Find
The new report also says that global warming has hit a threshold, at least temporarily, that countries had pledged to avoid.World - The New York Times - November 7 -
43 monkeys escape South Carolina research facility
Forty-three rhesus monkeys escaped from the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in South Carolina Wednesday after a caretaker accidentally left a door unsecured, the company's CEO told CBS News. ...Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
Research vessel to scan seafloor for flood victims in Spain
Spain is sending a marine research vessel to scan the seafloor off Valencia's coast in hopes of finding vehicles and people missing after devastating flash floods.Top stories - CBS News - November 8 -
Asthma linked to memory problems in children, research suggests
Condition appears to affect episodic memory but researchers did not assess how it caused deficits. Children who have asthma can experience memory problems, according to research in the USthat is ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
Key Atlantic current at risk of collapse: Research
Scientists warned for the first time in a new report that melting ice sheets might be slowing key ocean currents at both poles, leading to "potentially dire consequences" for a greater sea-level ...Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
Fossil fuel pollution hits record high: Research
Presented by American Chemistry Council — Planet-warming carbon emissions reached a new high this year, according to research published Wednesday by the Global Carbon Project. {beacon} Energy & ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
Lung cancer survival rate improves: Research
The survival rate among those with lung cancer has improved by more than a quarter in the last five years, according to a new report. The findings from the American Lung Association's latest "State ...Politics - The Hill - November 19 -
Researchers estimate 136M Americans eligible for Ozempic
As many as 136 million adult Americans may be eligible for Ozempic, researchers estimate. According to a study published Monday in JAMA Network, among the 25,531 participants, 8,504 were eligible ...Politics - The Hill - November 20 -
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Pompeii DNA evidence contradicts long-held assumptions about victims buried in ash
New DNA analysis of skeletal remains from Pompeii reveals that victims of Vesuvius’s eruption have been wrongly identified.Top stories - NBC News - November 8 -
Cutting-edge test uses DNA sequencing to yield diagnoses for some medical mysteries
A cutting-edge test is helping some doctors diagnose medical mysteries by analyzing DNA and RNA to detect a swath of viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites.Top stories - NBC News - November 12 -
Dolly Parton sings her family's story on 'Smoky Mountain DNA.' She says it is her 'favorite album'
Dolly Parton’s musical story starts further back than most might expect — to the British Isles of the 1600sEntertainment - ABC News - November 13 -
Warriors nearly pull off wild comeback vs. Clippers in final minutes, showing team still has never-say-die DNA
Golden State was down 10 with two-and-a-half minutes to playSports - CBS Sports - November 19 -
Markey urges Meta to relaunch research initiative for 2024 election
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) on Wednesday urged Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to enable independent academic researchers to study the impact of its platforms on the 2024 election ...Politics - The Hill - October 29 -
Keanu Reeves Was Dedicated To Researching Shadow For Sonic The Hedgehog 3
Later this year, Keanu Reeves will voice Shadow for the upcoming movie, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 . This isn't Reeves' first brush with gaming, as he previously lent his voice and likeness to Johnny ...Tech - GameSpot - October 30 -
More than 100 researchers call for pause in Musk Starlink launches
Researchers are urging the federal government to pause further low-orbit internet satellite launches until a comprehensive review is conducted to determine the potential environmental damage that ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
New York State Chosen as National Center for Chip Manufacturing Research
The Biden administration will place a hub of a newly created national semiconductor technology center in upstate New York.Business - The New York Times - November 1 -
Plans must be made for the welfare of sentient AI, animal consciousness researchers argue
Computer scientists need to grapple with the possibility that they will accidentally create sentient artificial intelligence (AI) — and to plan for those systems’ welfare, a new study argues. The ...Politics - The Hill - October 31 -
New York Site for Semiconductor Research to Get $825 Million
Another CHIPS ACT project, this one outside Albany, will be one of three national technology centers developed with federal funding.Business - Inc. - October 31 -
How Researchers Are Using Geospatial Technology to Uncover Mexico's Clandestine Graves
Thousands of hidden graves contain the bodies of the disappeared all across Mexico. Using drones, hyperspectral imaging, and other technologies, scientists and members of the public are uncovering ...Tech - Wired - November 1 -
Alzheimer's researchers say brain stimulation device may slow symptoms
Alzheimer's disease researchers found that when they aimed a TMS device at the right spot in the brain, it could slow the progression of memory loss.Top stories - NBC News - November 1 -
Runes prove Elfdalian is distinct ancient Nordic language, say researchers
Linguists argue language spoken by 2,500 people in central Sweden is more than an esoteric dialect. It is a distinct language that has survived against the odds for centuries in a tiny pocket of ...World - The Guardian - November 3 -
The Novo Nordisk scientist behind Ozempic, Wegovy weight loss research
Drugs Ozempic and Wegovy have slimmed down Hollywood stars — and millions of non-celebrities worldwide — while adding great heft to the economy of Novo Nordisk’s home country, Denmark.Top stories - CBS News - November 4 -
Meta makes its MobileLLM open for researchers, posting full weights
Developers and researchers interested in testing MobileLLM can now access the models on Hugging Face, fully integrated with the Transformers library.Tech - VentureBeat - October 31