MIT and Cambridge Police were monitoring Aaron Swartz’s JSTOR downloads and movements way back in…
Month: July 2011
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Sundance Institute aggressively expands streaming deals (Reuters)
Reuters – The Sundance Institute is moving aggressively to help its filmmakers with independent online…
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Scotland Yard: We’ve arrested LulzSec spokesman (AP)
AP – Scotland Yard’s cybercrime unit has arrested a teenager it suspects of working as…
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Rapid open-source genomic analyses accelerated global studies on deadly E. coli O104:H4
Researchers have published a genomic analysis of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O104:H4. The study involved…
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Gene gives clues to self-injurious behavior in rare disorder
In humans, inherited mutations in a gene called HPRT1 lead to very specific self-destructive behavior….
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Graphene nanocomposite a bridge to better batteries
Researchers have built a high-capacity energy storage device for lithium ion batteries by constructing a…
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NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory spots extra energy in the sun’s corona
Like giant strands of seaweed some 32,000 miles high, material shooting up from the sun…
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Aging brains are different in humans and chimpanzees; Evolution of human longevity led to both a large brain and brain shrinkage
Brains shrink in humans, potentially causing a number of health problems and mental illnesses as…
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Treatment provides dramatic survival benefit for hard-to-match kidney transplant patients
Hard-to-match kidney transplant candidates who receive a treatment designed to make their bodies more accepting…
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Gene variant in Proteus syndrome identified: Molecular insight may confirm cause of the Elephant Man’s severe disfigurement
A team of researchers has identified the genetic mutation that causes Proteus syndrome, a rare…