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RandomFactor writes:Researchers have developed a transgenic rice strain which lowers blood pressure in laboratory rats. Genes from unrelated organisms were artificially introduced into the rice to cause production of ten different blood pressure affecting peptides.

c0lo writes:yle.fi:

NotSanguine writes:John Brodkin over at Ars Technica is reporting on a House bill which would allocate USD$100 billion for high speed (100mb/sec or higher) fiber to the home (FTTH) infrastructure.The bill also addresses state laws blocking municipal and public/private broadband.From the article:

takyon writes:Outrage mounts over report Russia offered bounties to Afghanistan militants for killing US soldiers

takyon writes:Can you 3D print Damascus steel? Pretty much, yeah

RandomFactor writes:Australia's Science Agency "The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation" (CSIRO) is working on cotton plants that grow with an array of natural colors rather than the usual plain white, which requires environmentally problematic dying.

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:FEMA Ordered $10.2 Million in COVID-19 Testing Kits It's Now Warning States Not to Use:

Graham, Cotton Introduce Yet Another Attempt to Torpedo Encryptionupstart writes in with an IRC submission:Graham, Cotton introduce yet another attempt to torpedo encryption:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for GrandFireWizard:Sex addict claims hot female gamers caused him to injure his penis:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/06/chinese-bank-requires-foreign-firm-to-install-app-with-covert-backdoor/

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/06/facebook-faces-advertiser-backlash-over-its-handling-of-racism-hate-speech/

chromas writes:Apple's New ARM-Based Macs Won't Support Windows Through Boot Camp:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Case for axion origin of dark matter gains traction:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:NASA wants you to design a space toilet for missions to the moon:

t-3 writes:https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2020/06/26/free-speech-in-the-us-empire-is-as-illusory-as-free-range-eggs/

Phoenix666 writes:Quantum Entanglement Demonstrated Aboard Orbiting CubeSat:

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/cars/2020/06/tesla-factory-workers-who-stayed-home-due-to-covid-fears-face-termination:

chromas writes:Talk about the fox guarding the hen house. Comcast to handle DNS-over-HTTPS for Firefox-using subscribers

Phoenix666 writes:Maryland offshore wind farm could become stop-over region for migrating striped bass and Atlantic sturgeon:

chromas writes:Guardzilla Shuts Down, Leaving Security Camera Customers Stranded:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:White House ordered NIH to cancel coronavirus research funding, Fauci says:

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martyb writes:At approximately 1200 UTC we experience a problem and the site was unavailable for about an hour. As I understand it, we had some connectivity issues. We are now in the process of investigating. Kudos to TheMightyBuzzard for his way-too-early-in-the-morning work to get us back up!Registered users will probably have to log back in again.Here's hoping this is the worst problem you have today!Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

martyb writes:700-km Brazil 'megaflash' sets lightning record: UN:

DeathMonkey writes:Devin Nunes can't sue Twitter over statements by fake cow, judge rules:

chromas writes:Countries agree regulations for automated driving

chromas writes:New maps and website give fresh insights into NZ continent

chromas writes:Sled Dogs Have an Unbroken Genetic Ancestry Dating Back Nearly 10,000 Years

takyon writes:Astronomers see first light flare from two distant black holes colliding

takyon writes:AMD claims to have improved performance by about 5x while cutting power use to about 1/6th, when comparing 2014 "Kaveri" mobile APUs to 2020 "Renoir" mobile APUs. This exceeds a goal of improving efficiency by 25x by 2020:

chromas writes:Google reveals major privacy shake-up, will auto-delete user data

AnonTechie writes:Huawei on List of 20 Chinese Companies That Pentagon Says Are Controlled by People’s Liberation Army:

chromas writes:New ransomware posing as COVID‑19 tracing app targets Canada; ESET offers decryptor

upstart writes in with an IRC submission for Bytram:Amazon creates a $2 billion climate fund, as it struggles to cut its own emissions:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:An experiment in recreating primordial proteins solves a long-standing riddle:

martyb writes:This is to inform you we *are* aware of a problem with the site.Symptom: The "Most Recent Journal Entries" box that normally appears on the right-hand-side of the main page is currently not currently displaying.We have tried a few things, but have had no luck so far. We will update this story when we know more.Problem first became apparent at about 17:45 UTC today.Workaround: Use Search to look at the most recent journal entries. Specifically:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Virgin Galactic and NASA launch a new program to train private astronauts:

chromas writes:Facebook Loses Antitrust Decision in Germany Over Data Collection

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:An experiment suggested by a Ph.D. student may rewrite chemistry textbooks:

An Anonymous Coward writes:It's unconstitutional for cops to force phone unlocking, court rules:

takyon writes:Black hole or neutron star?

chromas writes:Twitter terminates DDoSecrets, falsely claims it may infect visitors

takyon writes:Evidence supports 'hot start' scenario and early ocean formation on Pluto (SD)

chromas writes:The Original Segway Is Officially Being Retired On July 15:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Role of Expectation in What We See Is Stronger Than Previously Thought, Study Finds:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:CERN Council endorses building larger supercollider:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Leonardo's 'quick eye' may be key to Mona Lisa's magnetism:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Guinness reverses decision to strip Billy Mitchell's Pac-Man and Donkey Kong records:

upstart writes in with an IRC submission:Apple gives thumbs up to Hey email app after update rejection:

chromas writes:Apple caters to China by pulling thousands of "unlicensed" iPhone games: