Q&A: Algorithm achieves near end-to-end genome assembly without ultra-long DNA sequencing

Haoyu Cheng, Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical informatics and data science at Yale School of Medicine, has developed a new algorithm capable of building complete human genomes using standard ...
Sacramento Bee

Will the TikTok algorithm change? Sacramento creator weighs in on agreement

The popular international application TikTok has announced major changes in an agreement to keep the vertical video platform in the United States. President Donald Trump signed an executive order in ...
TechCrunch

X open sources its algorithm while facing a transparency fine and Grok controversies

In 2023, the website then known as Twitter partially open sourced its algorithm for the first time. In those days, Tesla billionaire Elon Musk had only recently acquired the platform, and he claimed ...
eLife

SETDB1 enables development beyond cleavage stages by extinguishing the MERVL-driven two-cell totipotency transcriptional program in the mouse embryo

Conditional genetics and single-embryo RNA-seq show that SETDB1 extinguishes the transient, retroelement-driven transcriptional programs of the totipotent two-cell state to facilitate the exit from ...
Gizmodo

Elon Musk Makes Part of X Algorithm Open Source, Says It ‘Sucks’

[Sketchiest Guy in the World Voice] Hey kid, wanna see the X algorithm? It’s right over here. No really, Elon Musk appears to be partly making good on his promise about a week ago to open up the X ...
Hosted on MSN

Ants vs bees reveal a biological advantage no other animals can match

Ants and bees operate under rules that differ sharply from most animals. This video compares their collective behavior to the strategies used by solitary predators and larger species. Footage shows ...
The Guardian

Google DeepMind launches AI tool to help identify genetic drivers of disease

AlphaGenome can analyse up to 1m letters of DNA code at once and could pave way for new treatments Researchers at Google DeepMind have unveiled their latest artificial intelligence tool and claimed it ...
NBC Sports

Aston Villa 0-1 Brentford: 10-man Bees stun sloppy Villa

Brentford played over half the game down a player but still beat Aston Villa 1-0 on Sunday, as they stunned Unai Emery’s red-hot side. WATCH — Full match replay Kevin Schade kicked out at Matty Cash ...
The New York Times

Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’

The National Institutes of Health failed to protect brain scans that an international group of fringe researchers used to argue for the intellectual superiority of white people. Credit...Ben Denzer ...
The New York Times

There’s a New American TikTok. What Does That Mean for You?

The popular short form video app has a new corporate structure in the United States, which could result in some changes for the 200 million Americans who use TikTok. By Emmett Lindner TikTok has new ...
Sacramento Bee

Kings vs. Heat: Tyler Herro, Keon Ellis injury news; keys to the game

Keon Ellis is expected to return from injury when the Kings play host to the Miami Heat on Tuesday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. The timeline for Heat star Tyler Herro’s return is unknown after an ...