Artificial intelligence

We gotta stop ignoring AI’s hallucination problem

Artificial intelligence is being rapidly deployed across the technological landscape in the form of GPT-4o, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot, and that would be cool if the AI wasn’t so stupid. Read more at The Verge

Head of Canada’s intelligence agency warns Canadians not to use TikTok

David Vigneault, the director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, said the Chinese government has a “clear strategy” for acquiring personal information. Read more at The Verge

Bipartisan group of senators unveil plan to tackle artificial intelligence

This comes after a yearlong listening tour by a bipartisan working group in the Senate.
Read more at NPR

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Bioinformatics

Using reference genome of the species itself is optimal for SNP calling, finds study

With the advent of next-generation sequencing technologies, restriction-site associated DNA sequencing (RAD-seq) has become a mainstream method for rapidly obtaining high-density single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in organisms due to its independence from… Read more at Phys.Org

Gergely Daróczi’s Journey: Empowering R Users in Hungary

Gergely Daróczi, the founder and organizer of the Budapest Users of R Network, updated the R Consortium about the group’s recent activities. Last year, Gergely discussed the group’s inception, and... The post Gergely Daróczi’s Journey: Empowering R Users in H… Read more at R-bloggers.com

Alzheimer's Could Be Caused by Brain Cells That Age Too Fast

Different types of brain cells could age at different speeds, and that may help explain the development of Alzheimer's disease.
Read more at ScienceAlert

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Genomics

A Chinese biotech company poised for the U.S.'s blacklist has registered to lobby Congress

A bipartisan bill that would prohibit American agencies from working with several Chinese biotech companies, thanks to national security concerns, was approved by a U.S. House of Representatives committee on Wednesday. But as it moves ahead, Chinese biotech l… Read more at Quartz India

Leopard DNA study in South Africa traces ancestry to ice age—and will guide conservation

An ice age almost one million years ago led to a meeting between leopards from central and southern Africa that were searching for grassland. New research into the leopards' genetics—their mitogenome—has revealed that the descendants of these two … Read more at Phys.Org

Google's Trillium TPU achieves unprecedented performance increase for AI workloads

At this year's I/O developer conference, Google announced its "most advanced" TPU yet. Trillium, the machine learning algorithm accelerator, represents the culmination of over a decade of research on specialized AI hardware and is a fundamental component need… Read more at TechSpot

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Genetics

Revolutionary Genetics Research Shows RNA May Rule Our Genome

Philip Ball reports via Scientific American: Thomas Gingeras did not intend to upend basic ideas about how the human body works. In 2012 the geneticist, now at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York State, was one of a few hundred colleagues who were simpl… Read more at Slashdot.org

Genetics Played Role in Rare Blood Clots Linked to COVID-19 Vaccines, Researchers Find

Rare but deadly blood clots tied to J&J and AstraZeneca's vaccines were caused by an autoimmune reaction that some people are predisposed to, researchers found. Read more at Time

Genetics provide key to fight crown-of-thorns starfish

Scientists are one step closer to combating coral-destroying crown-of-thorns starfish, following a study into the pest's genetics.
Read more at Science Daily

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GWAS

Nature vs Nurture in Beethoven’s Genome

When it comes to famous musicians, Beethoven is likely to hit most top ten charts. Researchers recently peered into his genome to see if they could predict his talent by DNA alone. Using a previous… Read more at Hackaday

gwas2vcf added to PyPI

A tool to convert GWAS TSV files to VCF format
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Research reveals key genetic factors in snap bean pod traits

Snap beans, the vegetable form of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), are cultivated for their tender, immature pods. They boast a diverse array of pod shapes and sizes. Pod morphology, including shape, thickness, length, and color, plays a crucial role in … Read more at Phys.Org

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Data science

Bolstering environmental data science with equity-centered approaches

Environmental data science and machine learning (ML) are increasingly vital for addressing ecological challenges. However, these technologies can inadvertently perpetuate biases present in their training data, leading to socioecological inequities. The field … Read more at Phys.Org

Nature vs Nurture in Beethoven’s Genome

When it comes to famous musicians, Beethoven is likely to hit most top ten charts. Researchers recently peered into his genome to see if they could predict his talent by DNA alone. Using a previous… Read more at Hackaday

Reflex (YC W23) Is Hiring Software Engineers

The Role: We’re looking for a fantastic SF/Bay Area-based senior software engineer comfortable working on a very early product in a quickly changing codebase and role. Our office is in San Francisco and we work in person M-F. This role will involve working on… Read more at Hacker News

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Population genetics

Leopard DNA study in South Africa traces ancestry to ice age—and will guide conservation

An ice age almost one million years ago led to a meeting between leopards from central and southern Africa that were searching for grassland. New research into the leopards' genetics—their mitogenome—has revealed that the descendants of these two … Read more at Phys.Org

The mystery of the disappearing Neanderthal Y chromosome

Non-Africans carry around 2% Neanderthal DNA in their genomes — yet there's one chromosome where DNA from our ancient cousins is nowhere to be found. Read more at Live Science

Little is known about the dingoes living in the ACT, but one researcher is trying to change that

Concerns have been raised over the current assumptions about the ACT's dingoes, and its hoped more understanding can help the animals coexist with humans and other species. Read more at ABC News (AU)

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Inheritance

India’s income inequality widens, should wealth be redistributed?

Rising income inequality is a hot topic dominating the national elections.
Read more at Al Jazeera English

Algerian man missing for 26 years found captive in neighbour’s cellar

Police say that man who first went missing in 1998 was held by a 61-year-old neighbour just a few minutes from his home.
Read more at Al Jazeera English

A Legacy With Legs: Equipping Your Children To Cope With Wealth

Oversensitivity or silence around financial succession can sow the seeds for problems down the line and leave heirs feeling unready and overburdened. Read more at Forbes

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Bioinformatics AI

Gergely Daróczi’s Journey: Empowering R Users in Hungary

Gergely Daróczi, the founder and organizer of the Budapest Users of R Network, updated the R Consortium about the group’s recent activities. Last year, Gergely discussed the group’s inception, and... The post Gergely Daróczi’s Journey: Empowering R Users in H… Read more at R-bloggers.com

Achilles Therapeutics Receives Nasdaq Deficiency Notice Regarding Minimum Bid Price Requirement

Achilles ADSs will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market at this time, and the Company’s operations are not affected by the receipt of the Notice Achilles ADSs will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market at this time, and the Comp… Read more at GlobeNewswire

Genomic Cancer Panel and Profiling Market Report 2024. by Cancer, by Application, by Tissue and by Gene Type with Screening Potential Market Size

Dublin, May 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Genomic Cancer Panel and Profiling Markets by Cancer, by Application, by Tissue and by Gene Type with Screening Potential Market Size" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Read more at GlobeNewswire

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Precision medicine

Researchers use machine-learning modeling tools to improve zinc-finger nuclease editing technology

Genome editing is making inroads into biomedical research and medicine. By employing biomolecule modeling tools, a Japanese research team is accelerating the pace and cutting the cost of zinc finger nuclease (ZFN) technology, a primary gene editing tool. Read more at Phys.Org

Watch: Sony's new super-microsurgery robot stitches up a corn kernel

Sony has shown off its new surgical robot doing some super-precise work sewing up a tiny slit in a corn kernel. It's the first machine of its kind that auto-switches between its different tools, and has successfully been tested in animal surgery.Continue Read… Read more at New Atlas

Design of health information management model for elderly care using an advanced higher-order hybrid clustering algorithm from the perspective of sports and medicine integration

In the context of integrating sports and medicine domains, the urgent resolution of elderly health supervision requires effective data clustering algorithms. This paper introduces a novel higher-order hybrid clustering algorithm that combines density values a… Read more at Plos.org

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Health

“Outrageously” priced weight-loss drugs could bankrupt US health care

Prices would need to be dramatically slashed to avoid increasing the national deficit.
Read more at Ars Technica

Google's Wear OS 5 promises better battery life

Google has unveiled Wear OS 5 at its I/O developer conference today, giving us a glimpse of new features and other improvements coming with the platform. The company isn't quite ready to roll out the final version of the wearable OS, but its developer preview… Read more at Yahoo Entertainment

Screen Time and Eye Health: Is There a Connection? - CNET

From eye strain to blue light, here's what we know in the year 2024.
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Technology

Is This the End of Plastic? Visa’s New Technology Could Render Physical Cards Obsolete - CNET

New AI advances could put all your payment methods in one place, secured by a fingerprint or facial scan.
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Your angry complaints to call centers may soon be soothed by AI

Japan's SoftBank is testing AI technology that can make the lives of call center workers easier by adding a "softer" tone to angry calls.
Read more at Business Insider

A quantum-entangled photon traveled 35 kilometers under the streets of Boston

Amazon’s AWS partnered with Harvard to test how far a quantum entangled photon could travel. It traveled 35 kilometers under the Boston area. Read more at The Verge

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Scientific publications

Overlooked coastal marine ecosystems can capture more carbon dioxide than previously thought, finds study

The ability of coastal ecosystems to capture and store carbon dioxide has been underestimated. The question is not just about seagrass meadows and mangrove forests, which have already attracted attention, but a wide range of different ecosystems whose carbon … Read more at Phys.Org

Fake science journals

Parse that however you wish, we're plagued with them. On an average day, I receive solicitations to write papers from them three or four times.  Sometimes they offer me editorships or guest editorships for designated issues.  Sometimes (but not often) they of… Read more at Upenn.edu

News Deserts Are Obscuring the Breadth of Climate Disasters

Jane Braxton Little Bootstrapped publications like mine do their best to keep the news alive in communities now struggling just to survive. The post News Deserts Are Obscuring the Breadth of Climate Disasters appeared first on The Nation. Read more at Thenation.com

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