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AI uncovers 360,000 DNA knots that quietly shape how genes turn on and off

AI maps fleeting DNA quadruplexes, revealing paired structures that control genes in healthy cells and cancer.

Lost Unix v4 source code from 1973 recovered from decades-old magnetic tape

Archivist Al Kossow of Bitsavers, who led the technical recovery, described the process as "easy" as such efforts go. The tape, he explained, had "a pretty ...