John Kelly of the Washington Post spotted a pair of leopard slugs mating on his driveway. He called Megan Paustian, a research biologist who consults for Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, to explain how slug sex works. Read the rest
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Mollusk biologist describes how slugs make babies
DNA sequencing is crucial for identifying and tracking nasty viruses like E. coli and the flu. But current tabletop-size DNA sequencing machines aren’t readily portable. Researchers at the University of Otago in New Zealand have a solution in a brick-sized DNA sequencer that connects wirelessly to a smartphone or laptop. Read more…
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The World’s First Handheld DNA Sequencer Is a Genetics Lab In a Box
Chinese hackers have been doing their cyber espionage thing for quite a while. In fact, back in 2008, hackers from China hacked two huge whales: the Presidential campaigns of both Barack Obama and John McCain. The hackers managed to steal internal documents from both Obama and McCain. Read more…
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Chinese Hackers Hacked Barack Obama