Year: 2015
Researchers find repetitive DNA provides a hidden layer of functional information
A team led by Yaniv Erlich shows that short tandem repeats, once thought to be neutral (“junk”) actually play an important role in regulating gene expression.
Should people have access to their own genomic data?
WalletHub asked Simha Sethumadhavan and other security experts for advice on avoiding and recovering from identity theft.
Article also ranks states most and least vulnerable to identity fraud.
Whether, and How, to Give DNA Data Back
In Genome-Wide Analysis, Researchers Link Short Tandem Repeats to Gene Expression Variations
Why Silicon Valley Won’t Enlist in Anti-Terror Fight
Kazakhstan Moves to Tighten Control of Internet Traffic
CS startup WordsEye sees spike in signups after Washington Post and other media outlets cover its technology to convert text to 3D scenes.
Site is still in beta.
Asked to comment on a possible congressional committee to investigate how encryption affects law enforcement, Steven Bellovin warns that any such committee must include technologists.
Otherwise, it’s not serious.