jens wilkinson, Author at It Ain't Magic

Japanese people are a mixture of three separate ancestral groups

by jens wilkinson | May 17, 2024 | Hot Off the Press

A new study shows that the current Japanese population is derived from 3 ancestral groups, one of which brought Denisovan DNA to the party.

Heat used to transform antiskyrmions to skyrmions and back

by jens wilkinson | Mar 19, 2024 | Hot Off the Press

Scientists discover a way to transform antiskyrmions to skyrmions and back using heat and magnetic fields.

Machine learning contributes to better quantum error correction

by jens wilkinson | Sep 27, 2023 | Hot Off the Press

Researchers have developed an autonomous method for handling error correction in quantum computing. This will help quantum computers maintain their advantages over standard computers.

Simple but revolutionary modular organoids

by jens wilkinson | Jun 12, 2023 | Hot Off the Press

A new way to construct complex 3D organoids without using elaborate techniques! The trick using modular cubes with hydrogel layers.

Thoughts on the genetics of medicinal licorice

by jens wilkinson | May 19, 2023 | Drop of science

Jens talks about licorice and a recent RIKEN study that finally mapped its genome.

Chaos theory provides hints for controlling the weather

by jens wilkinson | Apr 5, 2022 | Hot Off the Press

Computer simulations were used to show that small adjustments to certain variables in the weather system could modify weather phenomena such as sudden downpours.