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entertainment23 days ago•13 min saved

All support acts quit Ed Sheeran's US tour after Macklemore's removal over pro-Palestinian remarks

All of Ed Sheeran's remaining support acts have quit the US tour after promoter Messina Touring Group dropped Macklemore for pro-Palestinian remarks; Finneas, Aaron Rowe, Lukas Graham and Beoga left, with Sheeran saying it was the promoter's decision and he would not cancel shows. Macklemore had urged “Free Palestine” at two New Jersey performances, prompting backlash and venue pressure; promoters argued the removal was to avoid hate speech, while Sheeran stressed multiple peaceful ways to advocate and preserving the tour for fans.

via BBC|

#ed-sheeran #entertainment #macklemore

science1 month ago•5 min saved

AI Unmasks a Hidden Switch That Turns Human Genes On

AI analyzed around 500,000 initiator variants to identify the DNA pattern that marks where genes begin; this initiator appears in roughly 60% of human genes, enabling predictions of how mutations affect gene activity and aiding the design of synthetic promoters to control gene expression.

via Science Daily|

#artificial-intelligence #dna #gene-expression

mma3 years ago•6 min saved

Francis Ngannou Signs with PFL and Addresses Controversies

Francis Ngannou has signed with PFL after some high-profile promoters publicly withdrew themselves from the Ngannou sweepstakes. Ngannou says neither he nor his team even spoke with BKFC, and that ONE Championship Chairman Chatri Sityodtong's pitch was a "performance." Ngannou is targeting a return to the cage in 2024, with his sights still set on boxing sometime later this year.

via MMA Fighting|

#bkfc #francis-ngannou #mma

science-and-technology3 years ago•7 min saved

MIT's Revolutionary Gene Regulation Visualization Breakthrough

MIT researchers have developed a new technique called Region Capture Micro-C (RCMC) for mapping the 3D structure of the human genome with 100 times higher resolution than before, enabling them to observe previously unseen interactions between enhancers and promoters. This technique allows scientists to focus on specific genome segments of interest and could help researchers understand how genetic diseases arise and potentially develop new treatments. The researchers’ findings suggest that many genes interact with dozens of different regulatory elements, although further study is needed to determine which of those interactions are the most important to the regulation of a given gene.

via SciTechDaily|

#3d-genome-mapping #enhancers #gene-regulation