Highest resolution Images of DNA Ever Reveal how it “dances”

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Our understanding of the structure of DNA has taken a massive leap forward, thanks to new high-resolution images that reveal how much the molecule wriggles in order to squeeze itself into cell nuclei.

The new images, from the journal Nature Communications, allowed researchers to observe individual atoms within a DNA molecule, tracking their movement as they move in dance-like motions.

The new images reveal that the DNA  is much more dynamic than previously thought.

It constantly dances in order to form diverse shapes. And the more unusual shapes a molecule adopts, the more opportunities it has to bind with other substrates, increasing its capacity to carry out various functions.

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Australia remains firm on planned content laws despite Facebook block

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Australia will not change proposed laws that would make Facebook and Alphabet Inc’s Google pay news outlets for content, according to a senior lawmaker on Monday.

Facebook strongly protested the laws. And last week has blocked all news content and the majority of emergency and government accounts.

Australian leaders and the social media giant continued discussing the changes over the weekend.Despite the vocal opposition from Facebook and Google, Google inked deals with top Australian outlets last week.

“There’s no reason Facebook can’t do and achieve what Google already has,”  Simon Birmingham, Australia’s Minister for Finance, told Australian Broadcasting Corp Radio.

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NASA’s Perseverance rover sends back first images from its rough landing

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NASA landed a rover named Perseverance on Mars. Perseverance joins older sibling Curiosity on the surface of the Red planet.

However, Perseverance  is not traversing space alone. Ingenuity, a small helicopter, is tagging along for the adventure. Ingenuity’s mission, as its primary demonstration, is to attempt the first powered flight on any planet other than Earth. And to be the blueprint for future Mars missions.

The photos beamed by Perseverance already have scientists asking about Mars’ geology. One photo of the rover’s front wheels shows in the background a few Martian rocks with tiny holes Katie Morgan, the mission’s deputy project scientist said.

“Depending on what the origins of these rocks is, the holes can mean different things’ ‘. If the rocks are sedimentary rocks, the holes could signal that they were shaped by a certain fluid. If the holes were of volcanic origin, they could be tiny vessels left over from gases that escaped.

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Youtube will not reopen remaining creator Spaces

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Youtube’s permanent Spaces locations ,which were built to offer networking opportunities for creators, will not reopen after the pandemic the company has confirmed.

The Spaces that won’t be reopening are in Los Angeles, London,Berlin, Paris,Rio, New York and Tokyo.Even if it was the pandemic that pushed the company towards a virtual model, the shift away from Permanent Spaces has been underway for a couple of years.

Youtube said it is shifting to a hybrid model that will combine virtual events with pop-up locations.

Youtube’s mix of virtual events and pop-up locations have already reached tens of thousands of creators.According to the company, It said that last year it ran over a thousand virtual events attended by over 70,0000 people across 145 countries.

Meanwhile, since 2016, its 45 pop-up events reached over 15,000 creators across 20 cities.

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How to stop your emails from being tracked

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All those marketing emails that crowd your inbox aren’t just selling a product but they’re also tracking if you’ve opened your email and where you were at the time by using a software similar to Mailchimp to embed tracking software into the message.

How exactly does it work? A single tracking pixel is embedded into the email, usually hidden within a link or an image and when the email is opened. Then the code within the pixel sends the info back to the company’s server.

A simple basic step you can take to avoid trackers is to stop your email from automatically loading images since the images are where the majority of these pixels are. You won’t be able to avoid all the trackers in your email, but this will stop the majority of them. Here’s how to do it:

DISABLE IMAGE AUTOLOADING IN GMAIL:

  • Click on the gear icon in the upper right corner to access your settings, and click on “See all settings.”
  • In the “General” tab (the first one), scroll down to “Images.”
  • Select “Ask before displaying external images.”
  • Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on “Save Changes.”
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Another option is using an email client such as Thunderbird, which blocks remote images by default. This application allows you pictures from contacts that you trust not to send hidden code in their images and lets you download embedded content on an individual basis.

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Bitcoin hits fresh high

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The world’s most popular cryptocurrency continued to gain on Sunday.

Bitcoin rises to a fresh high and extending a two-month rally that took its market capitalisation to more than $1 trillion on Friday.

Bitcoin rose to a record $58,354, taking its weekly gain to around 20% and it has surged around 100% this year.

At this point, bitcoin was up more than 90% in 2021, having opened the year at roughly $28,900, CoinDesk figures show.

Bitcoin’s gains have been fueled by its gaining acceptance among mainstream companies and investors such as Mastercard Inc, Tesla and BNY Mellon.

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Moscow eyes fully electric bus fleet by 2030

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Moscow plans to nearly quadruple the number of its operating electric buses in coming years.

This is to replace all diesel or petrol-powered public transport vehicles with greener alternatives by 2030, a senior city transport official said.

Mosgortrans, which runs Moscow’s vast tram and bus network, said its fleet of around 600 electric buses would be expanded by 400 vehicles by the end of 2020, by another 420 the following year and then 855, the fleet amounting to 2,000 e-buses.

“Every year the plan will be to replace all wheeled public transport vehicles with electric buses,” said deputy head of the innovative projects department at Mosgortrans Artyom Burlakov. 

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The Vaio Z is the world’s lightest laptop with an Intel H-series chip

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Vaio is known for making laptops that have a surprising amount of power into astounding form factors and the Vaio Z may be the company’s most ambitious product so far.It has Intel’s four-core Core i7-11357H0 and a starting weight og 2.11 pounds. The product will be the lightest laptop to house an Intel h-series processor.

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NASA’s Perseverance Rover: After the landing

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Perseverance, landed on Mars on Thursday, will search for signs of ancient microbial life, collect carefully selected rock and regolith (broken rock and dust) samples for future return to Earth, characterise Mars’ geology and climate, and pave the way for human exploration beyond the Moon.

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Adobe: Learn to Design a Booklet

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Designer Kieron Lewis shows how he designs a booklet for the architectural practice. Learn how landscaping can support London’s local bat population as you learn techniques to make an editorial booklet.

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