Python Nicknamed 'The Baroness' Breaks Record for World's Longest Snake with Over 23 Feet of Scales

"This snake could easily swallow at least a calf, if not an adult cow," an explorer and natural history photographer said of ...
eLife

A proteome-wide biochemical screen defines binding determinants of the core autophagy protein LC3B

Human MAP1LC3B (LC3B) binds proteins involved in autophagy and other cellular processes using a degenerate four-residue short linear motif known as the LC3-interacting region (LIR). Biochemical and ...
How-To Geek on MSN

The secret Python switch: How one flag makes your scripts run faster

Python -O won’t magically make every script faster, but in the right workloads it’s a free win—here’s how to test it safely.
Green Matters on MSN

23-foot wild python is officially the world's longest. But experts don't think that's her final size

They estimated that the python could be at least 10% longer if she were sedated.
Communications of the ACM

Safe Coding

Safe coding is a collection of software design practices and patterns that allow for cost-effectively achieving a high degree ...
eLife

TAD boundary architecture and gene activity are uncoupled

A proposed function of TADs is to contribute to gene regulation by promoting chromatin interactions within a TAD and by suppressing interactions between TADs. Here, we directly probe the ...
BMJ Open

Association between maternal age at childbirth and children’s internalising problems in the USA: a cross-sectional mediation analysis of housing instability and family ...

Objectives The optimal maternal age at childbirth has been a topic of bourgeoning literature, with earlier ages offering physiological benefits for maternal recovery. In contrast, later ages to give ...