DNA sample analysis times dramatically reduced thanks to new file format
Nanopore sequence analysis can now be done more than 30 times faster, providing quicker and better specialized treatments for patients with cancer and other diseases.
Nanopore sequence analysis can now be done more than 30 times faster, providing quicker and better specialized treatments for patients with cancer and other diseases.
Biotechnology
Feb 2, 2022
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There's a joke by comedian Steven Wright that goes, "You can't have everything. Where would you put it?"
Hardware
May 22, 2019
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A new distributed file system for high-performance computing available today via the software collaboration site GitHub provides unprecedented performance for creating, updating and managing extreme numbers of files.
Software
Mar 15, 2019
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Computer scientists in Italy are working on a new concept for remote and distributed storage of documents that could have all the benefits of cloud computing but without the security issues of putting one's sensitive documents ...
Security
Mar 17, 2017
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A computer scam making the rounds could cost you hundreds of dollars or the ability to access your most precious pictures and sensitive files.
Security
May 20, 2016
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Transferring data files may seem a routine task to some, but to researchers, it's a task that becomes arduous when large amounts of computational data are involved—especially when considering large distances and wide area ...
Telecom
Dec 21, 2015
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Reproducibility is one of the cornerstones of science. Made popular by British scientist Robert Boyle in the 1660s, the idea is that a discovery should be reproducible before being accepted as scientific knowledge.
Computer Sciences
Nov 9, 2015
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In a computer operating system, the file system is the part that writes data to disk and tracks where the data is stored. If the computer crashes while it's writing data, the file system's records can become corrupt. Hours ...
Computer Sciences
Aug 24, 2015
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The possibility of losing all of your files and photos on your computer is a frightening prospect for most people. So much so, that large numbers of users are choosing to pay the criminals holding them to ransom rather than ...
Security
Aug 10, 2015
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It's a chilling moment: A message appears on a computer screen, saying the files are encrypted and the only way to access them is by paying a ransom.
Security
Apr 8, 2015
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