Moreno Colaiacovo 🇪🇺
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#EU law requires #GMO labeling when levels exceed 0.9% at the ingredient level.
Our study shows that duplex #sequencing can reliably detect #NGT genome-edited DNA down to 0.1%, suggesting a potential alternative detection approach when #PCR assay design is not feasible. 🧬🔎
tinyurl.com/duplexNGT
Our study shows that duplex #sequencing can reliably detect #NGT genome-edited DNA down to 0.1%, suggesting a potential alternative detection approach when #PCR assay design is not feasible. 🧬🔎
tinyurl.com/duplexNGT
I'm starting to hate #AI generated videos. They force me to doubt everything I see on social media, which means that when I finally see an amazing video that is authentic, I won't believe it. I'm denying myself the joy of being amazed. It makes me sad.
November 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I'm starting to hate #AI generated videos. They force me to doubt everything I see on social media, which means that when I finally see an amazing video that is authentic, I won't believe it. I'm denying myself the joy of being amazed. It makes me sad.
Grande giornata di #scienza al Museo della Scienza e della Tecnica di #Milano: tra un talk e l'altro (tutti interessantissimi), ci sono anche le mie colleghe Elena e Maria Grazia che vi mostreranno come estrarre il #DNA 🧬 dalla frutta 🥝
#FocusLive 2025
live.focus.it/palinsesto/#...
#FocusLive 2025
live.focus.it/palinsesto/#...
November 8, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Grande giornata di #scienza al Museo della Scienza e della Tecnica di #Milano: tra un talk e l'altro (tutti interessantissimi), ci sono anche le mie colleghe Elena e Maria Grazia che vi mostreranno come estrarre il #DNA 🧬 dalla frutta 🥝
#FocusLive 2025
live.focus.it/palinsesto/#...
#FocusLive 2025
live.focus.it/palinsesto/#...
Ho appena finito di leggere la trilogia del problema dei tre corpi di #CixinLiu. Un'opera magnifica in cui scienza e poesia si fondono alla perfezione, una storia meravigliosa e sorprendente. Per me è un vero capolavoro! ♥️
November 2, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Ho appena finito di leggere la trilogia del problema dei tre corpi di #CixinLiu. Un'opera magnifica in cui scienza e poesia si fondono alla perfezione, una storia meravigliosa e sorprendente. Per me è un vero capolavoro! ♥️
Why #Nigeria Accepted #GMOs 🌽
After the approval of a GM cowpea in 2019, Nigeria is now cultivating TELA maize. It is resilient to drought and pests, and was developed through a public-private partnership.
press.asimov.com/articles/nig...
After the approval of a GM cowpea in 2019, Nigeria is now cultivating TELA maize. It is resilient to drought and pests, and was developed through a public-private partnership.
press.asimov.com/articles/nig...
Why Nigeria Accepted GMOs
Genetically modified crops are finding a foothold in the Global South, producing some unlikely leaders in agritech.
press.asimov.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Why #Nigeria Accepted #GMOs 🌽
After the approval of a GM cowpea in 2019, Nigeria is now cultivating TELA maize. It is resilient to drought and pests, and was developed through a public-private partnership.
press.asimov.com/articles/nig...
After the approval of a GM cowpea in 2019, Nigeria is now cultivating TELA maize. It is resilient to drought and pests, and was developed through a public-private partnership.
press.asimov.com/articles/nig...
Reposted by Moreno Colaiacovo 🇪🇺
Visto che i #vaccini non causano l’#autismo sul banco degli imputati è salito il #paracetamolo
Prossimi indagati l’omogenizzato di mela e il semolino di riso
#Trump
Prossimi indagati l’omogenizzato di mela e il semolino di riso
#Trump
September 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Visto che i #vaccini non causano l’#autismo sul banco degli imputati è salito il #paracetamolo
Prossimi indagati l’omogenizzato di mela e il semolino di riso
#Trump
Prossimi indagati l’omogenizzato di mela e il semolino di riso
#Trump
Reposted by Moreno Colaiacovo 🇪🇺
Archaeologists at Pompeii uncovered a fresco depicting a meal of a flat bread round covered in herbed cheese (called 'moretum'). That's right, a PROTO-PIZZA.
But modern pizza, as served from Tokyo to Rome itself, was probably invented in New York.
Let's talk about the "Pizza Effect".
But modern pizza, as served from Tokyo to Rome itself, was probably invented in New York.
Let's talk about the "Pizza Effect".
Pompeii fresco find possibly depicts 2,000-year-old form of pizza
Ancient painting includes fruit that looks like a pineapple – although it is almost certainly something else
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Archaeologists at Pompeii uncovered a fresco depicting a meal of a flat bread round covered in herbed cheese (called 'moretum'). That's right, a PROTO-PIZZA.
But modern pizza, as served from Tokyo to Rome itself, was probably invented in New York.
Let's talk about the "Pizza Effect".
But modern pizza, as served from Tokyo to Rome itself, was probably invented in New York.
Let's talk about the "Pizza Effect".
Reposted by Moreno Colaiacovo 🇪🇺
This #LochNessMonster photo is doing the rounds on social media, accompanied by a fake story about it being real, and new, and attached to a specific eyewitness event. I see people on Facebook groups thinking that the photo is the 'real deal', sigh. However... 1/n
September 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
This #LochNessMonster photo is doing the rounds on social media, accompanied by a fake story about it being real, and new, and attached to a specific eyewitness event. I see people on Facebook groups thinking that the photo is the 'real deal', sigh. However... 1/n
Windows 10 support ends October 14th! 😱 Can't upgrade to #Windows11 and don't want to buy a new computer? No worries:
- Backup your files
- Download Ubuntu tinyurl.com/ubuntu24lts
- Flash it to USB stick with Balena Etcher
- Boot, install and get your apps from Software Center
Welcome to #Ubuntu!
- Backup your files
- Download Ubuntu tinyurl.com/ubuntu24lts
- Flash it to USB stick with Balena Etcher
- Boot, install and get your apps from Software Center
Welcome to #Ubuntu!
Download Ubuntu Desktop | Ubuntu
Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things.
tinyurl.com
September 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Windows 10 support ends October 14th! 😱 Can't upgrade to #Windows11 and don't want to buy a new computer? No worries:
- Backup your files
- Download Ubuntu tinyurl.com/ubuntu24lts
- Flash it to USB stick with Balena Etcher
- Boot, install and get your apps from Software Center
Welcome to #Ubuntu!
- Backup your files
- Download Ubuntu tinyurl.com/ubuntu24lts
- Flash it to USB stick with Balena Etcher
- Boot, install and get your apps from Software Center
Welcome to #Ubuntu!
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just leaving this gem here :)
September 15, 2025 at 6:17 AM
just leaving this gem here :)
A fascinating article by @matthewcobb.bsky.social from the Asimov press archives, reminding us that there is no such thing as a "central dogma" in molecular biology.
It includes a brilliant thought experiment about how info could flow back into DNA (i.e. through environment-dependent gene editing)
It includes a brilliant thought experiment about how info could flow back into DNA (i.e. through environment-dependent gene editing)
Francis Crick Was Misunderstood
The Central Dogma is not a
press.asimov.com
September 15, 2025 at 6:09 AM
A fascinating article by @matthewcobb.bsky.social from the Asimov press archives, reminding us that there is no such thing as a "central dogma" in molecular biology.
It includes a brilliant thought experiment about how info could flow back into DNA (i.e. through environment-dependent gene editing)
It includes a brilliant thought experiment about how info could flow back into DNA (i.e. through environment-dependent gene editing)
"We should insist on #AI that can collaborate with, say, doctors—as well as teachers, lawyers, building contractors, and many others—instead of AI that aims to automate them out of a job." 🤖
A Better Way to Think About AI - The Atlantic @theatlantic.com
A Better Way to Think About AI - The Atlantic @theatlantic.com
A Better Way to Think About AI
AI can be used to automate tasks—and entire jobs. But it could also be designed to collaborate with humans. David Autor and James Manyika on why we should focus on the latter:
www.theatlantic.com
September 7, 2025 at 6:10 AM
"We should insist on #AI that can collaborate with, say, doctors—as well as teachers, lawyers, building contractors, and many others—instead of AI that aims to automate them out of a job." 🤖
A Better Way to Think About AI - The Atlantic @theatlantic.com
A Better Way to Think About AI - The Atlantic @theatlantic.com
Le nuove tecniche di editing genomico stanno rivoluzionando l'agricoltura, ma hanno creato un paradosso: mentre le modifiche genetiche diventano sempre più facili da implementare, i metodi per riconoscerle si scontrano con limiti tecnici apparentemente insormontabili. 🌾
emmecola.it/mutazioni-in...
emmecola.it/mutazioni-in...
Mutazioni invisibili (o quasi)
Le nuove tecniche di editing genomico stanno rivoluzionando l'agricoltura, permettendo modifiche precise del DNA delle piante con una sem...
emmecola.it
August 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Le nuove tecniche di editing genomico stanno rivoluzionando l'agricoltura, ma hanno creato un paradosso: mentre le modifiche genetiche diventano sempre più facili da implementare, i metodi per riconoscerle si scontrano con limiti tecnici apparentemente insormontabili. 🌾
emmecola.it/mutazioni-in...
emmecola.it/mutazioni-in...
"La traiettoria resta quella di una regressione verso la media: un linguaggio che rinuncia a complessità e varietà in favore di prevedibilità e uniformità, in cui la distanza fra parlare degli esseri umani e delle macchine si riduce fino a diventare impercettibile." @cattiviscienziati.bsky.social
Le parole dell'AI e l'evoluzione del linguaggio
Da sempre il progresso tecnologico guida le trasformazioni della lingua e opera come filtro. I modelli generativi lo fanno più in grande, creando direttamente i contenuti linguistici ...
www.ilfoglio.it
August 13, 2025 at 6:10 AM
"La traiettoria resta quella di una regressione verso la media: un linguaggio che rinuncia a complessità e varietà in favore di prevedibilità e uniformità, in cui la distanza fra parlare degli esseri umani e delle macchine si riduce fino a diventare impercettibile." @cattiviscienziati.bsky.social
It's the model everyone had been waiting for for months. It's the company leading the #AI sector, backed by talented data scientists and an army of investors. And yet, this is a chart that #OpenAI showed off yesterday to celebrate the release of #GPT5. How embarrassing! #horrorchart
August 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM
It's the model everyone had been waiting for for months. It's the company leading the #AI sector, backed by talented data scientists and an army of investors. And yet, this is a chart that #OpenAI showed off yesterday to celebrate the release of #GPT5. How embarrassing! #horrorchart
I am getting more and more interested in @proton.me 's battle against US big tech. Now we have #ProtonAuthenticator, which is a simple TFA app but it's nth attempt to annoy tech giants. I wonder if they are really making a dent in #Google's dominance!
August 2, 2025 at 9:12 AM
I am getting more and more interested in @proton.me 's battle against US big tech. Now we have #ProtonAuthenticator, which is a simple TFA app but it's nth attempt to annoy tech giants. I wonder if they are really making a dent in #Google's dominance!
#EU law requires #GMO labeling when levels exceed 0.9% at the ingredient level.
Our study shows that duplex #sequencing can reliably detect #NGT genome-edited DNA down to 0.1%, suggesting a potential alternative detection approach when #PCR assay design is not feasible. 🧬🔎
tinyurl.com/duplexNGT
Our study shows that duplex #sequencing can reliably detect #NGT genome-edited DNA down to 0.1%, suggesting a potential alternative detection approach when #PCR assay design is not feasible. 🧬🔎
tinyurl.com/duplexNGT
August 1, 2025 at 7:09 AM
#EU law requires #GMO labeling when levels exceed 0.9% at the ingredient level.
Our study shows that duplex #sequencing can reliably detect #NGT genome-edited DNA down to 0.1%, suggesting a potential alternative detection approach when #PCR assay design is not feasible. 🧬🔎
tinyurl.com/duplexNGT
Our study shows that duplex #sequencing can reliably detect #NGT genome-edited DNA down to 0.1%, suggesting a potential alternative detection approach when #PCR assay design is not feasible. 🧬🔎
tinyurl.com/duplexNGT
Our paper on duplex sequencing for the detection of genome-edited plants is out! 🧬
The EU law requires labeling of food/feed where #GMOs are above 0.9% at the ingredient level. PCR can detect such small quantities, but new genomic techniques like #CRISPR make it harder. What about sequencing? 🧵1/
The EU law requires labeling of food/feed where #GMOs are above 0.9% at the ingredient level. PCR can detect such small quantities, but new genomic techniques like #CRISPR make it harder. What about sequencing? 🧵1/
A duplex sequencing approach for high-sensitivity detection of genome-edited plants
In this paper, we have evaluated a targeted high-throughput massive parallel sequencing approach for detecting single nucleotide mutations or small ge…
www.sciencedirect.com
July 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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It's likely that different species of plant-eating dinosaurs 🦕 herded together for protection like many modern animals do - and now we have some tentative evidence for this, in a set of 76-million-year-old tracks 👣 discovered in Canada 🧪
www.newscientist.com/article/2489...
www.newscientist.com/article/2489...
Remarkable set of tracks suggests different dinosaurs herded together
Late Cretaceous dinosaur tracks found in Canada might have been made by different species walking together, but the evidence is far from conclusive
www.newscientist.com
July 24, 2025 at 10:46 AM
It's likely that different species of plant-eating dinosaurs 🦕 herded together for protection like many modern animals do - and now we have some tentative evidence for this, in a set of 76-million-year-old tracks 👣 discovered in Canada 🧪
www.newscientist.com/article/2489...
www.newscientist.com/article/2489...