Buoyed by billions in investments into robotic systems, the Navy is considering how it will manage the swarms of unmanned surface, subsurface and aerial drones throughout the fleet. Robotic autonomous ...
When the Navy announced in November the first new portfolio acquisition executive office that rolls dozens of program executive offices and program managers in robotic autonomous systems into a single ...
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There are enviable individuals who acquire skills and knowledge effortlessly, others are more orderly and achievement-focused than are their peers, and still others who exhibit unusual talents. While ...
In the 'first wave' of synthetic biology, researchers developed basic elements and modules that allowed transcriptional, translational and post-translational control of cellular processes. The 'second ...
How does the cell convert DNA into working proteins? The process of translation can be seen as the decoding of instructions for making proteins, involving mRNA in transcription as well as tRNA. But ...
The fight-flight-freeze response is an automatic stress response that protects you from perceived threats by helping you fight, flee, or stay still. Adrenaline and cortisol trigger fast body changes ...