Scientists use string theory to crack the code of natural networks

For more than a century, scientists have wondered why physical structures like blood vessels, neurons, tree branches, and ...
Nature

How viral RNAs escape a host mechanism that controls translation

This is a summary of: Liu. H. et al. Viral RNA blocks circularization to evade host codon usage control. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09809-y (2025).
eLife

Inside Discovery: Where theory meets biology

Veronika Koren talks about pursuing a theory of neural coding that doesn’t fit a simple narrative, and the resilience it took to see it through.

Claude Code & Ralph Wigum : Let Your Code Improve Itself on Repeat

Ralph Wigum keeps coding work moving by reading prior outputs, ideal for greenfield specs and batch cleanup, giving steady, measurable progress.
IEEE

“Galaxy” Encoding: Toward High Storage Density and Low Cost

Abstract: DNA is considered one of the most attractive storage media because of its excellent reliability and durability. Early encoding schemes lacked flexibility and scalability. To address these ...
IEEE

UniToken: Harmonizing Multimodal Understanding and Generation Through Unified Visual Encoding

Abstract: We introduce UniToken, an auto-regressive generation model that encodes visual inputs through a combination of discrete and continuous representations, enabling seamless integration of ...