The IETF announced their new AI Preferences Working Group (AIPREF), which will "work on standardizing building blocks that allow for the expression of preferences about how content is collected and processed for Artificial Intelligence models" . This is quite well timed; the IETF tries not to standardise too early before there is running code but also needs to move before it's too late and a bad defacto standard is chosen.

PKP invites OMP users, those considering its adoption, and anyone interested in how PKP is supporting long form publishing into the future, to an online town hall style conversation on March 12th 2025, 8 AM PDT. The landscape of open book publishing varies geographically, and “there is observable interest and energy being directed towards open book publishing globally,” says PKP’s Open Monograph Press (OMP)

Como parte del proyecto PAPIME Competencias para la enseñanza-aprendizaje de bioliteratura: Una intervención estratégica hemos generado una colección digital y libre de la bibliografía de las materias obligatoria el nuevo plan de estudios de biología 2025 en el gestor de referencias Zotero disponible en el enlace siguiente  https://www.zotero.org/groups/5866354/biologia/library.

This week’s recap highlights Verkko2 for T2T genome assembly, the GPN-MSA DNA language model trained on multispecies alignments for variant effect prediction that outperforms other methods like CADD, ESM-1b, phyloP, phastCons, nucleotide transformer, and HyenaDNA, fast orthology inference with FastOMA, a foundation model of transcription across cell types, and engineering CRISPR-Cas PAM sites using deep learning.

The secret of being a great coder is to write terrible code. Wait, wait. Hear me out: I’m going somewhere with this.

Powerful protocols for preserving our planet’s precious biodiversity – discover the tools and techniques that help us safeguard life’s incredible variety.

Dartmoor Wild Boar Sightings: A New Chapter in Guerrilla Rewilding? Wild Boars Spotted in Dartmoor Dartmoor, a scenic and rugged area in the southwest of England, has unexpectedly become the center of attention due to sightings of wild boars. The appearance of these enigmatic creatures has ignited discussions and speculation about the possibility of guerrilla rewilding efforts in the region. What is Guerrilla Rewilding?

We began our Global Equitable Membership (GEM) Program to provide greater membership equitability and accessibility to organisations in the world’s least economically advantaged countries. Eligibility for the program is based on a member’s country;

Dear rOpenSci friends, it’s time for our monthly news roundup! You can read this post on our blog.Now let’s dive into the activity at and around rOpenSci! 🔗rOpenSci HQ 🔗Open Science and Open Source only with Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Including all of humanity is and always will be at the heart of open science.Read more about our mission in our blog post.

This is an AI podcast featuring two hosts discussing an article by Reda Sadki titled “New Ways to Learn and Lead HPV Vaccination: Bridging Planning and Implementation Gaps.” The conversational format involves the AI hosts taking turns explaining key points and sharing insights about Sadki’s work on HPV vaccination strategies.

A promo image Brian Engh did for the release of the Aquilops paper back when. Who wouldn’t want one of those?! See lots more great stuff at Brian’s Living Relic Productions. Aquilops turned 10 years old in December. For all of that time, I’ve been waiting for Aquilops toys.