Scientists uncover an ‘off switch’ that halts Toxoplasma parasite growth
TL;DR Researchers report that disabling a single Toxoplasma gondii protein stops the parasite from invading and replicating in lab cells.…
First in vivo CRISPR therapy edits genes in a newborn, saving life
TL;DR A team of U.S. researchers used a custom in vivo CRISPR gene therapy to treat a newborn with severe…
First In Vivo CRISPR Therapy Edited Genes in a Baby and Saved Him
TL;DR A team of U.S. clinicians and researchers used a custom in vivo CRISPR gene-editing therapy to treat a newborn…
PNG displays differently in Chrome than in desktop image viewers
TL;DR Some PNGs with embedded wide-gamut color profiles can look washed out in Chrome while appearing normal in desktop image…
Immutable ostree-based Arch Linux image modeled on Fedora Silverblue
TL;DR A GitHub project packages an ostree-based, immutable Arch Linux image that omits a traditional package manager and leans on…
How Bookmakers Fight Smart Gamblers: The Battle to Stop Clever People Betting
TL;DR Bookmakers use technical and policy measures to limit how much successful, data-driven bettors can stake. The Economist piece recounts…
Carnegie Mellon team builds camera that focuses on multiple depths
TL;DR Researchers at Carnegie Mellon created a hybrid optical–algorithm camera that can focus different parts of a scene at different…
Cursed Bundler — Using Go’s module tooling to fetch Ruby gems
TL;DR A thought experiment and proof-of-concept shows you can use Go's module fetcher (go get) to download Ruby gems by…
Inside the Proton — Unraveling the Most Complicated Thing Known
TL;DR Decades of scattering experiments and theory have shown the proton is far more complex than a simple three-quark ball.…
Dodgson condensation: Lewis Carroll’s hand-friendly method for determinants
TL;DR Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) devised a condensation procedure for computing determinants by repeatedly forming determinants of 2×2 blocks and…