Replicating RNA Imitates Life

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May 6

TL;DR

We cover interesting technical news from around the web including new RNA models of species evolution, single cell analyses of Parkinson’s, possible progress towards the Riemann hypothesis and more. We end with a job board posting from a new computer architecture startup.

Interesting Links and Pictures

Researchers in Japan have demonstrated that replicating RNA molecules can over many generations evolve into multiple “species” (source). The work, painstakingly done across hundreds of experimental iterations provides new insight into how life may have evolved.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-022-01061-1: Single cell and transcriptomic methods help shed light on Parkinson’s disease.
Quantum computers can be used to more effectively solve nonlinear partial differential equations

Jin-Peng Liu @JinPengLiu__Sky

We have worked out an efficient quantum algorithm for nonlinear PDEs (reaction-diffusion equations). The state characterizes the gradient flow of free energy functionals. We show how to estimate the kinetic energy of nonlinear physical/biological systems arxiv.org/abs/2205.01141.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2205.01391: Alain Connes and Caterina Consani may have made partial progress on their program to solve the Riemann hypothesis. This preprint is hot off the presses and not yet peer reviewed.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/boeing-plans-to-move-headquarters-to-washington-d-c-area-from-chicago-11651767599: Boeing is moving its headquarters closer to Washington DC.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-most-hated-solar-company-in-america-11651752180: Chinese solar manufacturers have been charged with tariff evasion by a small US solar company.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2204.13807: A new preprint by Gary Marcus, Ernest Davis, and Scott Aaronson conducts a preliminary analysis of the capabilities and limitations of DALL-E.

Job Board

These postings are for companies we personally find interesting (we are not currently accepting paid ads for posting). If you would like your company’s jobs to be featured, send us a brief blurb for us to review.

Vaire is a startup working on a new computer architecture, that is neither classical nor quantum, focused on energy hyperefficiency. Currently looking for a researcher in reversible computing. We are open to consider experienced people from adjacent fields that are willing to get up to speed on computational reversibillity. Fully remote, part time. The rest of the team is based in London and Cambridge, UK. Check https://vaire.co for the full job spec or email rodolfo@vaire.co for more information.

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Author: Bharath Ramsundar, Ph.D.

Editor: Sandya Subramanian, Ph.D.

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