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Researchers describe a newly analyzed stem-group insect fossil that shows features intermediate between aquatic arthropod ancestors and fully terrestrial hexapods, suggesting an amphibious lifestyle. The find, discussed alongside a broad review of arthropod and plant terrestrialization timelines, helps fill a gap in understanding how early insects transitioned from water to land.
Researchers introduced CIGMA, a statistical method that uses a linear mixed model to separate genetic effects on gene expression into components shared across cell types and components specific to individual cell types, applied to single-cell RNA sequencing data. The model uses cell-type-level pseudobulk expression averaged from single-cell data, requiring more than 10 cells per individual per cell type, and explicitly accounts for cell-to-cell noise within each individual and cell type.
Malva is a search system that lets scientists query massive single-cell and spatial transcriptomic datasets using gene names, DNA sequences, or plain-language descriptions like 'cells expressing markers of neurodegeneration.' It combines a language model, a k-mer-based search index, and a metadata service to return annotated cell results in formats compatible with common analysis tools such as scanpy.
This bibliography compiles foundational studies establishing systems vaccinology, a field using genomics and machine learning to predict and understand vaccine-induced immunity in humans. Key cited works include the 2009 study by Querec and colleagues, which first showed that blood transcriptional signatures could predict antibody responses to the yellow fever vaccine, and related papers on multilineage immune activation and pandemic vaccine response variability.
Researchers sequenced high-quality genomes from several Myotis bat species, including M. lucifugus and M. velifer, using field-collected tissue and cell lines to capture full sex-chromosome data. They combined this genomic data with lab experiments on PKR antiviral proteins in engineered human cells to study how bats' immune genes evolved under viral pressure.
Researchers describe a workflow that synthesizes and in-vitro-tests large pools of tRNA variants, including E. coli, M. alvus and M. mazei isoacceptors, using microchip-derived DNA oligo pools, T7-driven transcription, and cell-free translation systems. The method allows rapid amplification, refolding, purification and aminoacylation testing of tRNAs to evaluate their function outside living cells.
Scientists are exploring methods to repurpose radioactive waste material as fuel for radioisotope power systems used in deep-space missions. The approach would recycle byproducts from nuclear reactors instead of relying solely on scarce isotopes like plutonium-238 that are currently used to power spacecraft.
Scientists report that ocean surface temperatures have reached their highest levels ever measured, coinciding with an intensifying El Niño weather pattern. The warming trend spans large portions of the world's oceans and is being tracked closely by climate researchers monitoring its effects on marine and atmospheric systems.
Companies that built vast data centers of specialized computers to mine Bitcoin are redirecting that infrastructure toward AI workloads. The shift follows a decline in Bitcoin's value since its October 2025 peak, which has squeezed mining profits. Several of these firms are now striking deals with AI companies like Anthropic, which need massive computing capacity for their models.
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez has proposed incorporating images, diagrams or visual aids into legislative text, arguing current bills are written in dense language accessible mainly to Capitol Hill insiders. She frames the idea as a way to make lawmaking more transparent and understandable to ordinary citizens rather than only policy staffers.
Notability launched a workflow that connects to users' calendars, letting them start recording meetings or lectures directly from a scheduled event on Mac and Windows. The app then merges the recording's transcript with any typed notes into a single document tied to that calendar entry, and captures system audio instead of requiring a bot to join the call.
ZDNET's guide clarifies that despite USB unifying device charging, wall outlets worldwide still differ wildly in plug shape and voltage output, from 100V in Japan to 230V in Paraguay. It distinguishes universal travel adapters, which only change plug shape, from voltage converters, which actually change electrical output—two very different tools travelers often confuse.