A brain-wide map of neural activity during complex behaviour Summary This paper from the International Brain Laboratory presents a large, standardised electrophysiological dataset and initial analyses mapping single-neuron activity across…
A prudent planetary limit for geologic carbon storage Summary This Nature paper provides a spatially explicit, precautionary assessment of how much CO2 can prudently be stored in sedimentary basins worldwide…
DNA2 enables growth by restricting recombination-restarted replication Summary This Nature paper shows that the conserved nuclease/helicase DNA2 (Dna2 in yeast) is essential because it processes stalled replication forks to prevent…
Inside a mosquito factory Summary A large facility in Curitiba, Brazil, is producing mosquitoes by the million with the aim of reducing transmission of dengue, Zika and chikungunya. The site…
Cas9 senses CRISPR RNA abundance to regulate CRISPR spacer acquisition Summary This Nature paper reports that Cas9 has a previously unrecognised, RNA-independent role in controlling CRISPR spacer acquisition. The authors…
Summary Several large tech firms — including Cloudflare, Zscaler and Palo Alto Networks — confirmed they were affected by a wide-ranging data-theft campaign that abused the Salesloft Drift integration to…
Corruption case against ousted cyber chief is ‘revenge,’ Ukraine’s security service says Summary Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) says recent criminal charges against former head of its cyber unit, Illia Vitiuk,…
FTC fines toy manufacturer for allowing Chinese third-party to collect kids’ data Summary The US Justice Department, following an FTC referral, has filed a complaint against Chinese robot-toy maker Apitor…
With less than a month to go, House panel votes to extend popular cyber programmes Summary Legislation to renew two federal cybersecurity laws moved through the House Homeland Security Committee,…
Two arrested in Egypt as authorities take down Streameast sports piracy platform Summary Egyptian authorities, working with the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), have taken down Streameast — described…
