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Cockroaches scurry around with thousands of pieces of bacterial genomes (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-16 | tags: cockroaches, bacterial genomes, horizontal gene transfer

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AMD challenges Nvidia's DGX Spark with $3,999 Ryzen AI Halo with Windows 11 support — Strix Halo desktop undercuts Nvidia by $700, packs 128GB of unified memory (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-13 | by Kunal Khullar | get Ryzen AI Halo Desktop → | tags: amd, nvidia, ryzen ai halo

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I read the fine print on at-home DNA and health tests - watch out for these risks (zdnet.com)

2026-06-13 | by Elyse Betters Picaro | get 23andMe Genetic Testing Kit → | tags: everlywell, fda, hipaa

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AMD's Frank Azor pushes back against claim that FSR 4.1 won't be ported to RDNA 3.5 GPUs — says 'no such decision' has been made (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-04 | by Aaron Klotz | get AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX → | tags: azor, gpus, hardware

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AI Leaders Call for Rules on Synthetic DNA to Limit Bioweapons Risk (cnet.com)

2026-06-04 | by See Full Bio | tags: leaders, letter, signed

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OpenAI and Anthropic Sign Letter to Prevent AI-Developed Biological Weapons (wired.com)

2026-06-04 | by Emily Mullin | tags: openai, anthropic, google deepmind

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Ötzi the Iceman’s Microbes Still Show Signs of Life After 5,300 Years (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-03 | get Ancient Microbe DNA Kit → | tags: öti the iceman, microbes, ancient dna

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Editorial Expression of Concern: Functional proteomic identification of DNA replication proteins by induced proteolysis <i>in vivo</i> (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-03 | by Kanemaki | tags: nature, proteomics, dna replication

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Why a synthetic human genome is still worth building (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-03 | by Pinglay | get Synthetic Human Genome Kit → | tags: human genome, synthetic dna, harvard medical school

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AMD’s formerly China-exclusive Radeon RX 9070 GRE goes global for $549 on June 2 — RDNA 4 GPU will bridge the gap between RX 9060 XT and RX 9070 (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-01 | by Zhiye Liu | get AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE → | tags: amd, radeon rx 9070 gre, rdna 4

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AMD's Radeon RX 9070 GRE graphics card is now available to purchase (engadget.com)

2026-06-01 | by Lawrence Bonk | get AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE → | tags: amd, radeon rx 9070 gre, rdna 4

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How the Library of Congress packed 250 years of U.S. history into a vial the size of a quarter (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-29 | get Library of Congress History Book → | tags: library of congress, synthetic dna, star-spangled banner

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Five highlights from lung-cancer research (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-27 | by Nuwer | get Lung Cancer Research Book → | tags: immunotherapy, nivolumab, lung cancer

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Mechanism of age-related accumulation of mtDNA mutations in human blood (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-27 | by Gupta | get DNA Repair Kit → | tags: uk biobank, decode genetics, illumina novaseq

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αKG-mediated carnitine synthesis drives DNA repair via histone acetylation (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-27 | by Uboveja | get Histone Acetylation Kit → | tags: carnitine synthesis, dna repair, histone acetylation

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Save almost $200 on a flagship AMD 9850X3D CPU and 9070 XT GPU with this Newegg combo bundle — AMD's Ryzen 9 9850X3D and Radeon RX 9070 XT can be yours at a great price (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-23 | by Hassam Nasir | get AMD Ryzen 9 9850X3D → | tags: amd, ryzen 9 9850x3d, radeon rx 9070 xt

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AMD Ryzen AI Max 400 ‘Gorgon Halo’ packs up to 192GB of unified memory — refreshed APU uses Zen 5 and RDNA 3.5, and can clock up to 5.2 GHz (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-21 | by Jake Roach | get AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Processor → | tags: amd ryzen ai max, gorgon halo, zen 5

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DNA-folding changes block production of self-directed antibodies (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-19 | by Gao | get DNA Origami Kit → | tags: dna folding, self-directed antibodies, gene regulation

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Airborne DNA can yield insights with the right techniques (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-19 | by Maruyama | get Portable DNA Sequencer Kit → | tags: airborne dna, nature.com, internet explorer

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AMD's flagship RX 9070 XT GPU hits an all-time low $629 in Amazon lightning sale — Gigabyte's Gaming OC graphics card now $110 off (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-18 | by Stewart Bendle | get Gigabyte Gaming OC Graphics Card → | tags: amd, rx 9070 xt, gigabyte

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Forza Horizon 6 boots up in just 4 seconds instead of 90 with new Advanced Shader Delivery tech and AMD GPUs — Microsoft claims 95% reduction in gaming load times (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-17 | by Hassam Nasir | get AMD Radeon Graphics Card → | tags: forza horizon 6, advanced shader delivery, amd rdna 3

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AMD Is Bringing Improved FSR 4 Upscaling To Its Older GPUs (slashdot.org)

2026-05-15 | get AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution → | tags: amd, fsr 4.1, radeon rx 7000

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Bespoke DNA vaccine offers hope for treatment of notorious brain cancer (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-15 | get DNA Vaccine Kit → | tags: dna vaccine, brain cancer, nature.com

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Over a year later, AMD is bringing improved FSR 4 upscaling to its older GPUs (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-14 | get AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution → | tags: amd, fsr 4, radeon rx 7000

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AMD promises to bring improved, hardware-backed FSR 4 upscaling to older Radeon GPUs (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-14 | get AMD Radeon Graphics Card → | tags: amd, fidelityfx super resolution, radeon rx 7000

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AMD makes FSR 4 upscaling official for Radeon RX 7000- and 6000-series cards — RDNA 3 and RDNA 2 chips will soon enjoy improved visuals (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-14 | by Bruno Ferreira | get AMD Radeon RX Graphics Card → | tags: amd, fsr 4, radeon rx 7000

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AMD will bring its next-generation FSR 4.1 upscaling tech to older GPUs (engadget.com)

2026-05-14 | by Matt Tate | get AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution → | tags: amd, fsr 4.1, radeon rx

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AMD’s FSR 4.1 upscaling tech is coming to older graphics cards (theverge.com)

2026-05-14 | by Emma Roth | get AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution → | tags: amd, fsr 4.1, rdna 3

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Audio long read: The air is full of DNA — here’s what scientists are using it for (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-11 | by Irwin | get DNA Data Storage Kit → | tags: dna, air sampling, invasive species

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Cisco Releases Open-Source 'DNA Test for AI Models' (slashdot.org)

2026-05-09 | by Posted | get AI Model Testing Kit → | tags: cisco, dna test, ai models