We noticed that there has been a spike in infections related to the malware URSNIF. The…
Month: December 2014
Info-Stealing File Infector Hits US, UK
We noticed that there has been a spike in infections related to the malware URSNIF. The…
Understanding how emotions ripple after terrorist acts
Emotional reactions on Twitter have been analyzed in the hours and weeks following the 2013…
Chickens and turkeys ‘closer to dinosaur ancestors’ than other birds
New research suggests that chickens and turkeys have experienced fewer gross genomic changes than other…
New method helps map species’ genetic heritage
Where did the songbird get its song? What branch of the bird family tree is…
Genes tell story of birdsong and human speech
A massive international effort to sequence and compare the entire genomes of 48 species of…
March of the penguin genomes
Two penguin genomes have been sequenced and analyzed for the first time. The study reveals…
Tooth loss in birds occurred about 116 million years ago
A question that has intrigued biologists is: Were teeth lost in the common ancestor of…
Big Bang’ of bird evolution mapped
The first findings of the Avian Phylogenomics Consortium are being reported nearly simultaneously in 29…
REVETON Ransomware Spreads with Old Tactics, New Infection Method
Last week we wrote about a sudden hike in crypto-ransomware variants across the Europe, the…