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Artificial intelligence
Garry Kasparov on AI: People always called me an optimist
2020-07-08 21:15:27 UTC
Garry Kasparov is a political activist whos writtenbooks and articles on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and online privacy, but hes best known for being the former World Chess Championwho took on the IBM computer known as Big Blue in the mid-1990s
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Adobe tests an AI recommendation tool for headlines and images
2020-07-07 17:11:29 UTC
Team members at Adobe have built a new way to use artificial intelligence to automatically personalize a blog for different visitors. This tool was built as part of the Adobe Sneaks program, where employees can create demos to show off new ideas, which are th
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What will happen when we reach the AI singularity?
2020-07-07 08:41:25 UTC
Should you feel bad about pulling the plug on a robot or switch off an artificial intelligence algorithm? Not for the moment. But how about when our computers become as smartor smarterthan us? Debates about the consequences of artificial general intelligenc
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Bioinformatics
COVID-19 could outwit science unless knowledge stays current: UM study - UM Today
2020-07-07 15:06:14 UTC
- COVID-19 could outwit science unless knowledge stays current: UM studyUM Today
- Rapidly mutating coronavirus creates risk of unreliable testing: U of M researchersCBC.ca
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Group genomics drive aggression in honey bees
2020-07-06 19:00:04 UTC
Researchers often study the genomes of individual organisms to try to tease out the relationship between genes and behavior. A new study of Africanized honey bees reveals, however, that the genetic inheritance of individual bees has little influence on their
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Plant study challenges tropics' reputation as site of modern evolutionary innovation
2020-07-06 20:01:33 UTC
In a surprise twist, a major group of flowering plants is evolving twice as quickly in temperate zones as the tropics. The finding runs counter to a long-held hypothesis that tropical regions, home to the planet's richest biological diversity, outpace their t
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Genomics
BRIEF-Bionano Genomics Says First Large Study In Constitutional Genetic Diseases Showed 100% Concordance To Gold-Standard Cytogenetic Testing - Reuters
2020-07-08 22:23:00 UTC
BRIEF-Bionano Genomics Says First Large Study In Constitutional Genetic Diseases Showed 100% Concordance To Gold-Standard Cytogenetic TestingReuters
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DNA revealed the woolly mammoth's fate and what it teaches us today
2020-07-06 23:33:16 UTC
Dr Beth Shapiro, a paleo-geneticist, reveals how she uses genomics techniques to understand how species went extinct and help conservation efforts.
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Group genomics drive aggression in honey bees
2020-07-06 19:00:04 UTCResearchers often study the genomes of individual organisms to try to tease out the relationship between genes and behavior. A new study of Africanized honey bees reveals, however, that the genetic inheritance of individual bees has little influence on their
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Genetics
A Lab Accident Likely Led to a Woman's Death From Brain-Destroying Prions 9 Years Later
2020-07-08 21:30:00 UTC
A lab accident in 2010 likely led to a womans untimely death nearly a decade later, according to doctors in France. In a recent case study, they describe how a woman in her early 30s developed a universally fatal brain disorder years after she had pierced he
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New training programs for European and Israeli startups
2020-07-08 08:00:00 UTC
Starting a successful company is a difficult job for anyone. But because the startup playing field isnt level, some entrepreneurs have a tougher time than others. Many women and BIPOC founders have comparatively limited access to capital, mentorship, talent
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Novel major locus regulates beak evolution of ground tit
2020-07-08 11:28:23 UTC
Classical quantitative genetics has found that most phenotypes are polygenic traits. Under this polygenic model, natural selection often acts on many loci simultaneously, resulting in the combination of a few loci with major effects and many loci with small e
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GWAS
A highly qualified reader emails me on heterogeneity
2020-07-09 04:06:11 UTC
I wont indent further, all the rest is from the reader: Some thoughts on your heterogeneity post. I agree this is still bafflingly under-discussed in the discourse & people are grasping onto policy arguments but ignoring the medical/bio aspects since igno
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Resolving the roles of structural variants
2020-07-07 00:00:00 UTC
Structural variants have proved difficult to characterize using traditional sequencing approaches. In two new studies in Cell, the authors demonstrate the use of pan-genome approaches to identify and explore the impact of structural variants in crop genomes a
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Genomic regions influencing aggressive behavior in honey bees are defined by colony allele frequencies [Genetics]
2020-07-06 19:05:04 UTC![Genomic regions influencing aggressive behavior in honey bees are defined by colony allele frequencies [Genetics]](https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/07/01/1922927117/F1.large.jpg)
Honey bee colony defense is an emergent trait composed of individual aggressive responses. Here, we investigated the relationship between individual genotype, colony allele frequency, and aggression in individual bees. Our findings show that the colony-level
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Data science
Citizen Science Projects Offer a Model for Coronavirus Apps
2020-07-08 12:00:00 UTC
Americans don't like when their data is takenbut research shows they would be willing to donate it.
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Become a data analytics expert with this set of accessible classes
2020-07-08 04:30:00 UTC
TL;DR: The Data Analytics Expert Certification bundle is on sale for 39.24 as of July 8, saving you 98% on list price.
Somehow, while we were all laughing minding our own business, data took over the world. It drives everything from your Instagram feed and
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Fraunhofers new VVC codec promises to cut the cost of streaming 4K video in half
2020-07-07 21:23:30 UTC
German codec maker Fraunhofer announced VVC, a new video codec standard that promises to bring around 50 percent efficiency gains in streaming video compression. The organization says VVC, also known as H.266, can use half the data its predecessor, H.265/HEVC
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Population genetics
A Paralyzing Childhood Disease Is Set to Surge This Summer, but Coronavirus Precautions Could Stop It
2020-07-07 17:11:00 UTC
Outbreaks of an infectious, polio-like disease have popped up every other summer in the U.S. since 2012. This year, the viral illness would have been expected to surge yet againbut the widespread measures taken to slow the spread of the coronavirus may also
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Native American gene flow into Polynesia predating Easter Island settlement
2020-07-08 00:00:00 UTC
Genomic analyses of DNA from modern individuals show that, about 800 years ago, pre-European contact occurred between Polynesian individuals and Native American individuals from near present-day Colombia, while remote Pacific islands were still bein
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DNA suggests Polynesian and Native American contact pre-European arrival
2020-07-09 02:50:58 UTC
An archaeological conundrum may have been solved by DNA analyses carried out by a team of Stanford Medicine scientists led by Alexander Ioannidis that indicates Native Americans and Polynesians came into contact centuries before the arrival of the first Europ
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Inheritance
Spanish PM 'disturbed' by allegations of former king's corruption - Reuters
2020-07-08 15:18:00 UTCSpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday described corruption allegations surrounding former King Juan Carlos as disturbing after several media published details relating to an investigation into possible payments linked to a rail contrcat.
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Can I buy a flat in my name only and exclude my husband?
2020-07-06 06:00:05 UTC
I am happily married but you never know what will happen in the futureQ I finally have enough money to be able to put down a deposit to buy a one-bedroom flat in London. My problem is that, although I am married, I would like to buy this property in my name o
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Thai cabinet backs bill allowing same-sex unions - Reuters
2020-07-08 12:40:00 UTCThailand's cabinet approved a civil partnership bill on Wednesday that would recognise same-sex unions with almost the same legal rights as married couples, in one of the most liberal moves yet for a largely conservative nation known for its tolerance.
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Bioinformatics AI
Latin American Communities and Organizations: useR!2020 Video
2020-07-07 15:52:00 UTC
Machine learning helps grow artificial organs
2020-07-07 04:00:00 UTC
(Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology) Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Ivannikov Institute for System Programming, and the Harvard Medical School-affiliated Schepens Eye Research Institute have developed a neural network
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Heatmap centrality: A new measureto identify super-spreader nodes in scale-free networks
2020-07-07 17:37:14 UTCThe identification of potential super-spreader nodes within a network is a critical part of the study and analysis of real-world networks. Motivated by a new interpretation of the shortest path between two nodes, this paper explores the properties of the he
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Precision medicine
How the body regulates scar tissue growth after heart attacks
2020-07-06 14:08:15 UTC
New research conducted in mice could explain why some people suffer more extensive scarring than others after a heart attack. The study reveals that a protein known as type 5 collagen plays a critical role in regulating the size of scar tissue in the heart.
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Intermountain Healthcare Implements DeepThink Health's Precision Intelligence Solutions to Manage its Molecular Tumor Board
2020-07-07 15:01:00 UTC
THC microdosing reduces chronic pain in world-first clinical trial
2020-07-06 01:59:22 UTC
New research published in the European Journal of Pain is offering some of the first clinical trial insights into the efficacy of microdosing THC to treat chronic pain. The results of the small trial suggest minute doses of THC may confer clinically apparent
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Health
Trump's Plague Rally 'More Than Likely' Boosted Coronavirus Surge, Top Tulsa Health Official Says
2020-07-09 01:20:00 UTC
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U.S. Hits Record 3 Million Covid-19 Cases As Trump Pulls Out of World Health Organization
2020-07-08 15:59:00 UTC
The U.S. reached 3 million covid-19 cases on Wednesday and broke its own record for the most new cases in a single day on Tuesday, chalking up 60,209 infections in a 24-hour period, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University and AFP. The record was smas
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Opinion: Here's the best way to take care of your mental health during the pandemic
2020-07-07 01:18:37 UTC
As the US grapples with Covid-19, its economic fallout, and the continuing anguish of racial injustice, many of us are struggling with our mental health. A Census Bureau survey found that one in three Americans are now reporting symptoms of depression or anxi
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Technology
Covid Drives Real Businesses to Tap Deepfake Technology
2020-07-07 11:00:00 UTC
Coronavirus restrictions make it harder and more expensive to shoot videos. So some companies are turning to synthetic media instead.
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Security Concerns Fast Track Britain's 5G Ban on Huawei: Report
2020-07-06 00:26:00 UTC
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Nauta Capital launches fifth fund with 120M to back early-stage European B2B startups
2020-07-08 14:10:08 UTC
NautaCapital, the pan-European venture capital firm that invests in B2B technology startups at seed and Series A, is launching its fifth fund. The new vehicle has an initial close of 120 million and is expected to surpass the VCs 2016 fund, which topped ou
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Scientific publications
Seeking Truth in a Time of Misinformation
2020-07-09 01:40:19 UTCOnline abuse of trust is one of the topics Ive studied deeply, including significant work toward an unfinished PhD, and over two years working on a spam and abuse team at Google. These days my main work is on 2D graphics, but seeing patterns of misinformatio
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JAMA
2020-07-07 00:00:00 UTC
JAMA Network is a consortium of peer-reviewed medical publications that includes JAMA and the JAMA Network journals.
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EPA: Two Lysol Disinfectants Are The First Approved For Covid-19 Coronavirus
2020-07-08 04:11:27 UTC
What's different about these two Lysol products?
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