Imperial Valley News Center
Scientists decipher opening dance steps of DNA and its partner
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- Written by Jeffrey Norris
Berkeley, California - Working at temperatures near absolute zero, UC Berkeley experts in electron microscopy have learned in detail how proteins orchestrate the first key steps in gene activation – opening up the double-stranded DNA.
One in three U.S. manufacturing workers is on public aid
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- Written by Kathleen Maclay
Berkeley, California - Just over a third of non-supervisory manufacturing production workers in the United States and half of the nation’s manufacturing workers hired through temporary agencies rely on at least one public assistance program to support themselves or their families, according to research by the University of California, Berkeley’s Center for Labor Research and Education.
Hazards and opportunities in the pipeline
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- Written by Wallace Ravven
Berkeley, California - In his 2014 book, Water 4.0, UC Berkeley environmental engineer David Sedlak identifies four “revolutions” in the development of urban water systems. The first revolution - Water 1.0 - was the Roman innovation of piping potable water in and sewage out of population centers, an advance adopted throughout European and North American cities. The second revolution - treating drinking water to kill infectious microbes - protected millions of urban dwellers from cholera, typhoid and other diseases transmitted through the very success of Water 1.0.
Bringing Clarity to the Cloud
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- Written by Brian Stanton
Washington, DC - Doors that are obviously meant to be pushed not pulled, footprints painted on the floor telling you where to stand at the airport - these are examples of good design and usability. You don’t have to think too hard about what to do because someone else put a lot of thought into how to get across the right way to open the door or where to form a line.
FTC Adjusts Monetary Thresholds for Three Exemptions In Franchise Rule
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- Written by IVN
Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission is adjusting three monetary exemption thresholds for inflation in its Franchise Rule. The thresholds are used to determine whether the sale of a franchise qualifies for an exemption from the Rule. The Rule requires franchisors to disclose key information prospective buyers need to evaluate the risks and benefits of investing in a franchise.
CEO imposter scams: Is the boss for real?
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- Written by Seena Gressin - FTC
Washington, DC - If your business regularly makes wire transfer payments, it could be the next target of a fast-growing scam in which cybercriminals trick employees into transferring large sums of money to them by impersonating CEOs and other company executives in spoofed emails.
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