ROTS

Botrytis cinerea infection reshapes the grape berry microbiome during noble rot

Noble rot, caused by Botrytis cinerea, profoundly alters grape berry physiology and is essential to produce botrytized wines. In this study, we profiled bacterial and fungal communities associated with Vitis vinifera cv. Semillon berries across four stages of noble rot development and four consecutive vintages using 16S rRNA gene and ITS1 amplicon sequencing.

Ebola border shutdown leaves goods rotting between Uganda and DRC

Ebola border shutdown leaves goods rotting between Uganda and DRC Ebola border shutdown leaves goods rotting between Uganda and DRC Trade has come to a near standstill on the Uganda–DR Congo border as Ebola-related restrictions leave trucks stranded and perishable goods spoiling. Traders say they are suffering heavy losses while authorities tighten measures to prevent the virus from crossing into Uganda. Published On 6 Jun 2026

Rat, flies and rot: Havana’s trash crisis spirals out of control

Rat, flies and rot: Havana’s trash crisis spirals out of control For months, residents of Havana — home to 2 million of Cuba’s almost 10 million residents — have lived with piles of garbage accumulating on almost every street corner - Bookmark Havana’s streets are increasingly choked with mountains of rotting refuse, transforming the vibrant Cuban capital into a landscape of despair and disease. Residents across the city are grappling with an escalating garbage crisis, a stark consequence of...

ROTS 2.0: A reproducibility-driven framework for robust statistical modeling across diverse high-throughput omics study designs

Reproducibility is fundamental to reliable scientific discoveries. The reproducibility-optimized test statistic (ROTS) is a robust framework designed to identify reproducible features (e.g. genes or proteins) in high-dimensional differential expression analyses such as transcriptomics and proteomics. This is achieved by optimizing the reproducibility of feature rankings under resampling.

Context Rot in AI-Assisted Software Development: Repurposing Documentation Consistency for AI Configuration Artifacts

arXiv:2606.09090v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Developers increasingly provide AI coding assistants with persistent context through configuration files such as CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, and .cursorrules. These files describe code elements, architecture, and development conventions, forming the context that guides AI tool behavior across sessions. As software evolves, this context can become stale, a phenomenon we call context rot.

Beloved famous zoo closed after 27 years and now abandoned and rotting

Beloved famous zoo closed after 27 years and now abandoned and rotting The famous wildlife park entertained families for 27 years before closing down forever - now it lies desolate and abandoned, with nature reclaiming its derelict premises. A cherished Welsh wildlife park which captured the hearts of the local community shut its doors permanently after 27 wonderful years, and those who experienced it during its prime still can't stop singing its praises. Penscynor Wildlife Park was once the...

Man's rotting body found in Majorca flat three weeks after he died as neighbours report 'strong odour'

Man's rotting body found in Majorca flat three weeks after he died as neighbours report 'strong odour' The 79-year-old man was discovered after neighbours described a strong odour coming from the flat in Majorca - police believe he lay dead inside for several weeks A man's body has been discovered just under a month after he died in a popular holiday hotspot after neighbours complained of a 'foul' smell. The 79-year-old man was found in a beachfront property in Puerto Andratx, Majorca on...

I asked AI for help with DIY. It told me to build a subfloor on rotting stumps, but also taught me valuable lessons | Myke Bartlett

Nothing does more for your ego than realising you can make a better decision than a bot with all of human knowledge at its digital fingertipsI am not, by nature, an early adopter. There comes a point in our lives where change becomes more irritating than exciting and, I suspect, I reached it sooner than most. But when a workplace recently tasked me with exploring practical applications for AI, I spotted an opportunity to cast off my luddite inclinations.

There’s No Escaping the Rot in This Justice Department

I asked AI for help with DIY. It told me to build a subfloor on rotting stumps, but also taught me valuable lessons | Myke Bartlett

Nothing does more for your ego than realising you can make a better decision than a bot with all of human knowledge at its digital fingertipsI am not, by nature, an early adopter. There comes a point in our lives where change becomes more irritating than exciting and, I suspect, I reached it sooner than most. But when a workplace recently tasked me with exploring practical applications for AI, I spotted an opportunity to cast off my luddite inclinations.