What is CI/CD?
What is continuous testing? CD incorporates CI (automatically detecting source code changes, executing build processes for the changes, and running unit tests to validate), continuou...
Unisexual salamander evolution: A long, stra
In a new study, a team of researchers at The Ohio State University traced the animals’ genetic history back 3.4 million years and found some head-scratching details - primarily that ...
The marriage of topology and magnetism in a Weyl system
The interplay of symmetry, relativistic effects and, in magnetic materials, the magnetic structure, allows for the realization of a wide variety of topological phases through Berry c...
The Galápagos Islands: Laboratory of Evolution
Threats to the survival of the giant tortoises include invasive species and climate change. The only marine iguanas in the world — in addition to three land species — are endemic to ...
Scientists watch bacteria ‘harpoon’ DNA to speed their evolution
The upper images show a bacterial pilus (in green) latching onto a piece of DNA (in red) and pulling it back into the cell, the first steps in the DNA uptake process. Credit: Ankur D...
Meet the skyrmions—exotic quasiparticles could revolutionise computing
For most of us, any concerns about computing speed or data storage are usually to make it go faster while storing more. It’s about ten years since it became bigger than the carbon fo...
Lemurs are now the most endangered species of primate on the planet
Continue reading below Our Featured Videos Chair of the Primate Specialist Group and Chief Conservation Officer of Global Wildlife Conservation Russ Mittermeier indicated that the “...
Improved ape genome assemblies provide new insights into human evolution: Better understanding of genetic influences on primate and human brain differences was also gained through comparative organoid
The highly contiguous, newly assembled genomes present a better resource for novel gene discovery and high-resolution comparative genomics amongst the great apes. advertisement The ...
How physics explains the evolution of social organization
DURHAM, N.C. – A scientist at Duke University says the natural evolution of social organizations into larger and more complex communities that exhibit distinct hierarchies can be pre...
How do jumping genes cause disease, drive evolution?
These jumping genes use nurse cells to produce invasive material (copies of themselves called virus-like particles) that move into a nearby egg and then mobilize into the egg’s DNA. ...
Four billion years of evolution in six minutes
Did humans evolve from monkeys or from fish? In this enlightening talk, ichthyologist and TED Fellow Prosanta Chakrabarty dispels some hardwired myths about evolution, encouraging us...
Each tropical tree species specializes in getting the nutrients it needs
A super-sized experiment at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) to address this paradox showed that each species has its own unique nutrient-capture strategies, unders...
Complexity test offers new perspective on small quantum computers
But while the power of quantum computers remains unproven, exploring the crossover from low complexity to high complexity could offer fresh insights about the capabilities of early q...
Clinical trials in a dish: A perspective on the coming revolution in drug development
A new SLAS Discovery article available now for free ahead-of-print, offers perspective from researchers at Coyne Scientific (Atlanta, GA) about Clinical Trials in a Dish (CTiD), a no...
Artificial Intelligence: Automating Decision-Making
The 2017 Guide to Java explores upcoming features of Java 9, how to make your apps backwards-compatible, a look into whether Microservices are right for you, and using the Futures AP...
Ant study sheds light on the evolution of workers and queens
Credit: Daniel Kronauer Next, the researchers studied the role of insulin in the clonal raider ant Ooceraea biroi. These results indicate that the presence of larvae suppresses the ...
20 Years of Open Source: The Evolution and Future of Free and Shareable Software
As we take a look back on the history of free and shareable software, we see that its evolution over the past two decades has produced many groundbreaking applications, paving the wa...
Using mathematical modeling and evolutionary principles important in treatment decisions: Moffitt researchers show continuous maximum dose and adaptive treatment approaches are effective strategies fo
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center are using mathematical modeling based on evolutionary principles to show that adaptive drug treatments based on tumor responses to prior treatmen...
UCLA-developed artificial intelligence device identifies objects at the speed of light
A team of UCLA electrical and computer engineers has created a physical artificial neural network – a device modeled on how the human brain works – that can analyze large volumes of ...
Transhumanism—advances in technology could already put evolution into hyperdrive – but should they?
Its advocates believe in fundamentally enhancing the human condition through applied reason and a corporeal embrace of new technologies. Take the hypothetical augmentation of human h...
The role of ‘extra’ DNA in cancer evolution and therapy resistance
Research is beginning to provide a better understanding of the processes underlying cell-to-cell differences within GBM tumors - a crucial finding because these differences contribut...
The end-Cretaceous extinction unleashed modern shark diversity
A study that examined the shape of hundreds of fossilized shark teeth suggests that modern shark biodiversity was triggered by the end-Cretaceous mass extinction event, about 66 mill...
The Case for Diversity in Tech
I strongly believe that having a diverse workforce and leadership team is very important to the success of a company or team, but don’t take my word for it, let me instead share with...
Squashing inclusivity bugs in open source software
But can the software itself be gender biased? So, how do you know if your software is biased? Research over the past 10 years across numerous populations has identified the following...
Revolutionizing Modern Healthcare With IoT
Production managers go through over 200 variables to make sure a product is safe and effective, ensuring homogeneity in medicine and drug manufacturing. The same goes for medicine as...