Month: December 2017

Nucleic acid sequencing methods, which determine the order of nucleotides in DNA, are rapidly progressing. These processes yield large quantities of sequence data that helps researchers understand organism function. Sequencing also benefits epidemiological studies, such as the identification, diagnosis, and treatment of genetic and/or contagious diseases. Researchers have now developed an inductive algorithm to study nucleotide frequencies using a multi-strain SIR model.

A survey of residents near two major national parks in Panama indicates that jaguars deserve increased protection. But because most residents still support road-building in the parks, the survey team recommends further education to emphasize the connection between healthy ecosystems and jaguar survival.

“It’s hard to imagine a bright future, but we must.” New Year’s is a time for looking forward, and Netflix does so with trepidation–including the line above–in a new campaign for Black Mirror, whose fourth season just rolled out on the streaming service yesterday. Through its first three seasons, the sci-fi anthology series has taken…