Medical
NIH awards $55M to build million-person precision medicine study centerwatch
The PMI Cohort Program is one of the most ambitious research projects in history and will set the foundation for new ways of engaging people in research. PMI volunteers will be asked to contribute a wide range of health, environment and lifestyle information. They will also be invited to answer questions about their health history and status, share their genomic and other biological information through simple blood and urine tests and grant access to their clinical data from electronic health records. In addition, mobile health devices and apps will provide lifestyle data and environmental exposures in real time. All of this will be accomplished with essential privacy and security safeguards. As partners in the research, participants will have ongoing input into study design and implementation, as well as access to a wide range of their individual and aggregated study results.
Research
Bug in fMRI software calls 15 years of research into question wired.co.uk
Three of the most popular pieces of software for fMRI – SPM, FSL and AFNI – were all found to have false positive rates of up to 70 per cent. These findings could invalidate "up to 40,000 papers", researchers claim.
A Robotic Stingray Harnesses Living Cells wsj v
Harvard University researchers have created a miniature robotic stingray powered by genetically engineered heart cells from laboratory rats. They hope to use the technology to learn how to build a better artificial heart.
Environment
Juneau on pace for warmest year ever, beating last year's warmest year ever juneauempire
Last year was the warmest year ever recorded in Juneau, and the abnormal conditions have continued into 2016 as well. April and March were the warmest ever recorded in Juneau, while February was the second-warmest. Temperatures in January were 6.6 degrees above normal, and the city saw only a trace of snow during the month, tying the record for the lowest snowfall recorded since 1942.
See also June swoon: US breaks another monthly temperature record and ‘It is July, right?’: Snow predicted in the northwest U.S. this weekend
Economy
Nigeria Says Its Banks Are Safe, Urges Against Panic Withdrawals bloomberg
“The Central Bank of Nigeria hereby reassures the banking and general public that their deposits remain safe,” Isaac Okorafor, a spokesman for the Abuja-based regulator, said in an e-mailed statement Wednesday. “There is, therefore, no need for panic withdrawals from any bank.”
Society
In a first, women may run U.S, U.K., and Germany at same time usatoday
Now that Britain is all but assured that a woman will be prime minister this fall, the prospect is growing that a powerful group of women will run the western world for the first time.
“Godspot”: German churches now offer free and secure wifi hotspots for all quartz
The service was launched in advance of the 500th anniversary of theologian Martin Luther’s infamous protest of corrupt practices by the Catholic clergy, which ultimately led to the Protestant Reformation. The event will be commemorated across Germany next year. The wifi service is also a strategic move to draw young people back into Germany’s glorious, but mostly underutilized, churches and cathedrals.
Sidenote: this article has no understanding of the Reformation. For starters, it wasn't to protest corrupt practices of the clergy.
NATO
NATO summit to retool alliance to face new threats washingtonpost
In what some are terming NATO’s most important meeting in a generation, U.S. President Barack Obama and the leaders of the 27 other member nations are deciding how to retool the Cold War-era military alliance to face a daunting range of modern threats, from a hostile Kremlin to religious-fueled violence and attacks in cyberspace.
North Korea
North Korea calls U.S. sanctions over human rights 'declaration of war' usatoday
The reaction was announced by the Korean Central News Agency, according to Reuters. It was at least the fourth time this year that the recluse nation, which has nuclear weapons, used such language after actions by the United States or South Korea.
Islam
Asad Shah murder: Man admits killing Glasgow shopkeeper 'because he disrespected Prophet Mohamed' independent.co.uk
The 32-year-old taxi driver released a statement through his lawyer, John Rafferty, in March confirming police suspicions that the killing was religiously motivated.
Tech
Tiny1 camera wants to help you shoot the moon theverge v
The Tiny1 is a camera from TinyMOS billing itself as the "world’s smallest astronomy camera". It uses a proprietary noise-reduction algorithm the company says will allow for improved image quality in low-light environments, and an augmented reality star map that can be overlaid on the touchscreen viewfinder to help identify stars and planets while you’re shooting. TinyMOS claims that these features will lead to better results than using your smartphone, but with a smaller form factor and more ease-of-use than a traditional full-size DSLR rig intended for astrophotography.
Cars
Alibaba's new internet-connected car can pay for gas and control your home appliances mashable
The new car, which is set to deliver in August and is already up for pre-order, will run a smart dashboard based on Alibaba's YunOS software that already powers phones and tablets from other makers along with a host of other appliances like refrigerators and air conditioners.
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