Small news, very small news小新闻,非常小的新闻
March 16th, 2006 | by ian | 2006年3月16日|由伊恩|
New Scientist新科学家 reports on DNA Origami报告对DNA折纸 : :
A map of the Americas measuring just a few hundred nanometres across has been created out of meticulously folded strands of DNA, using a new technique for manipulating molecules dubbed “DNA origami”.在地图上的美洲测量短短数100毫微米全国已创建出精心折叠组成部分的DNA ,采用一种新技术,操纵分子被称为“ DNA的折纸” 。
According to the map’s creator, Paul Rothemund at Caltech in Pasadena, US, DNA origami could prove hugely important for building future nano-devices including molecular machines and quantum computer components.根据该地图的创作者,保罗rothemund在加州理工学院在帕萨迪纳,美国, DNA的折纸可以证明非常重要,为建设未来的纳米装置,包括分子机器和量子计算机元件。
The legendary scientific journal Nature has a传奇的科学杂志的性质有一个 blog博客 from which we learn of the first highly detailed simulation of the structure of a lifeform, the tobacco mosaic virus, for a grand total 50 billionths of a second.从我们了解的第一高度详细的模拟结构一lifeform ,烟草花叶病毒,为了隆重的总1000000000分之50一秒钟。
One of the world’s most powerful supercomputers has conjured a fleeting moment in the life of a virus.其中一个世界上最强大的超级计算机conjured稍纵即逝的时刻,在生命的病毒。 The researchers say the simulation is the first to capture a whole biological organism in such intricate molecular detail.研究人员说,仿真是首次捕捉整个生物有机体,在这种错综复杂的分子细节。
The fleeting simulation, published in this month’s Structure, reveals that although the virus looks symmetrical it pulses in and out asymmetrically, as if it were breathing.短暂的模拟,发表在这个月内的结构,揭示了,虽然看起来对称病毒,它的脉冲在进出不对称,如果它的呼吸。The model also shows that the virus coat collapses without its genetic material.该模型也表明,该病毒外壳崩溃,未经其遗传物质。 This suggests that, when reproducing, the virus builds its coat around the genetic material rather than inserting the genetic material into a complete coat.这表明,当复制,病毒建立自己的外衣,周围的遗传物质,而不是插入的遗传物质,一个完整的大衣。 “We saw something that is truly revolutionary,” Schulten says. “我们看到的东西是真正的革命” , schulten说。
Reported everywhere, the soon to be completely ubiquitous Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has unsurprisingly been报到处,不久将完全无所不在的无线电频率识别( RFID )技术已被难怪 demonstrated to be hackable表明要hackable : : 
“Researchers have discovered a way to infect Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags with a computer worm, raising the disturbing prospect that products, ID cards, and even pets could be used to spread malicious code.” “研究人员发现一种方式感染的无线电频率识别( RFID )标签与电脑蠕虫,提高了令人不安的前景,产品, ID卡和宠物,甚至可能被用来传播恶意代码” 。
Sometimes convenience comes at the cost of security.有时方便,是在成本的安全性。 No doubt many folks will start working hard on RFID security systems for which there will be a huge market… To learn about the problem in detail see the most excellent paper毫无疑问,许多乡亲将开始努力工作的RFID安全系统,这将有一个庞大的市场, … …以了解有关的问题,在详细看到最出色的文件 “Is Your Cat Infected with a Computer Virus?” “是您的猫感染了电脑病毒” ?
Finally in the hope and anticipation of finding something small and newsworthy,最后,在希望和期待找到了一些小型和新闻, New Scientist reports on a candidate for other life新科学家报告对候选人其他的生活 in our solar system:在我们的太阳系系统: 
“Saturn’s tiny moon, Enceladus is brimming with liquid water and cannot be ruled out as a distant outpost of life. “在土星的小月亮,土卫二是充满液体的水和不能排除是一个遥远的前哨的生活。 So say Cassini mission scientists after studying the geysers of ice particles and water vapour found spewing out of the moon’s south polar region in 2005.”所以说,卡西尼使命的科学家经过研究geysers的冰粒子和水蒸气发现喷涌出月球的南极地区在2005年“ 。
And thats all the very small news that fits to print this week!和所有这就是非常小的新闻适合打印本星期!















