A new method to decode how DNA 'switches' control gene activity

DNA is the blueprint of life. Genes encode proteins and serve as the body's basic components. However, building a functioning ...

Why are Epstein’s emails full of equals signs?

Many of the emails released by the Department of Justice from its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein are full of garbled ...
Phys.org

Amino acid 'stickers' help decode spider silk's strength and flexibility

Scientists have identified the molecular interactions that give spider silk its exceptional strength and flexibility, opening the door to new bio-inspired materials for aircraft, protective clothing ...
The New York Times

Researchers Are Using A.I. to Decode the Human Genome

AlphaGenome is a leap forward in the ability to study the human blueprint. But the fine workings of our DNA are still largely a mystery. By Carl Zimmer In 2024, two scientists from Google DeepMind ...
IEEE

Encoding and Decoding of Reed–Muller Codes With Quasi-Linear Complexity

Abstract: Encoding and decoding of Reed-Muller codes have been a major research topic in coding and theoretical computer science communities. Despite of the fact that there have been numerous encoding ...
Bustle

Can AI Decode Your Situationship? These Guys Think So.

It was 3 a.m., and Adam Garcia was lying wide awake in bed, spinning out. The 45-year-old creative director, a self-described serial monogamist, had been trying his luck on dating apps after his ...
Washington Examiner

FBI unraveled Jan. 6 pipe bombs case using new software to decode suspect’s cell data

The FBI untangled the mysterious Jan. 6, 2021, pipe bombs case by relying on a “new computer program,” which deciphered cellphone data that the agency had held for years. Earlier this month, the ...
Salon

9 films that helped decode 2025’s absurd reality

From genocidal aliens to aimless bromances, the best films of the year were audacious enough to reach a hand into the shadowy corners of our collective unrest, unafraid of what they might bring back ...
IEEE

Encoding–Decoding-Based Quantized Learning Control Using Spherical Polar Coordinates

Abstract: This study investigates the performance of discrete-time systems under quantized iterative learning control. An encoding–decoding mechanism is combined with a spherical polar ...
Mongabay

Botanists decode secret life of rare plants to ensure reintroduction success

Working with South African daisies, Colombian magnolias and Philippine coffee trees, botanists the world over are discovering the secrets to bringing extremely rare and threatened plants back from the ...
Science Daily

Supercomputers decode the strange behavior of Enceladus’s plumes

Cutting-edge simulations show that Enceladus’ plumes are losing 20–40% less mass than earlier estimates suggested. The new models provide sharper insights into subsurface conditions that future ...