CRISPR Can Now Edit Genes Using Nanoparticles Instead of Viruses
Credit to Author: Daniel Oberhaus| Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 16:40:21 +0000
The new delivery mechanism completely turned off a gene responsible for high cholesterol in mice.
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Payphones Still Make Millions of Dollars
Credit to Author: Jordan Pearson| Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 16:37:22 +0000
Old tech has an important role in people’s lives.
Read MoreTrend Micro Capture the Flag: Train security professionals – Close the skills gap
Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 15:00:35 +0000
Businesses today face a security challenge: Protecting their systems and data is vital, but there aren’t enough qualified employees who can successfully make that happen. Similarly, young cybersecurity professionals need to overcome the gap between what is learned in a classroom and the practical experience required to protect real, critical business data. Trend Micro’s annual…
‘Star Wars: Battlefront II’ Gave EA the Most Downvoted Comment in Reddit History
Credit to Author: Matthew Gault| Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 15:41:39 +0000
280,000 downvotes in under 24 hours is an impressively awful feat.
Read MoreiPhone X’s Face ID Can Be Fooled With a 3D-Printed Mask
Credit to Author: Daniel Oberhaus| Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 15:02:34 +0000
“It was even simpler than we ourselves had thought.”
Read More15,000 Scientists From 184 Countries Are Warning Humankind We Are Screwed
Credit to Author: Stephen Leahy| Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 15:00:00 +0000
Human impacts on the environment are putting our future at risk, they say.
Read MoreThe Greatest Computer Network You’ve Never Heard Of
Credit to Author: Ernie Smith| Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 14:00:00 +0000
How the PLATO system, a pre-internet online platform that first came to life at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the 1960s, quietly fostered some of the first digital natives.
Read MoreGetting Ready for the Holidays: Your Safe Online Shopping Guide
Credit to Author: Anthony Giandomenico| Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 13:50:59 +0000
The holiday shopping season is also a big event for cybercriminals. Fake web sites, intercepting your financial data, charity scams, email phishing attacks, fake shopping sites, texting and SMS scams, and more are all designed to steal you personal and financial information. So, in addition to checking your credit card balances and making out your shopping lists, you also need to take precautions before doing your holiday shopping online. If done right, it can be a safe and convenient way to buy gifts – if you follow a few simple rules.
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