A project fork occurs when software developers take a copy of source code from one software package and use it to begin an independent development work that is maintained separately. Although forking in open source software does not require the permission of the original authors, the new version competes for the attention of the same developers that have worked on the original version. The moti...

The hash function FORK-256 was published at the first NIST hash workshop and FSE 2006. It consists of simple operations so that its performance is better than that of SHA-256. However, recent papers show some weaknesses of FORK-256. In this paper, we propose newly modified FORK-256 which has no microcoliisions and so is resistant against existing attacks. Furthermore, it is faster than the old ...

DNA replication has a key role in many developmental processes. Recent progress in understanding events at the replication fork suggests mechanisms for both establishing and maintaining programs of eukaryotic gene activity. In this review, I discuss the consequences of replication fork passage for preexisting chromatin structures and describe how the mechanism of nucleosome assembly at the repl...

In this position paper we investigate the use of dynamic analysis to determine commonalities and variation points as a first step to the migration of similar but separate versions of a software system into an integrated product line. The approach detects forks and merges in different execution traces as an indication of variation points. It is illustrated by a simple implementation, which is ap...

In Escherichia coli, the SeqA protein binds specifically to GATC sequences which are methylated on the A of the old strand but not on the new strand. Such hemimethylated DNA is produced by progression of the replication forks and lasts until Dam methyltransferase methylates the new strand. It is therefore believed that a region of hemimethylated DNA covered by SeqA follows the replication fork....

Unraveling the machineries that deal with threats during DNA replication is of critical importance to understand how cells maintain genome stability. Faithful duplication of the genome is fundamental for the propagation of life, yet DNA is particularly vulnerable during the replication process. DNA replication forks encounter a large number of obstacles in the template DNA in each cell cycle. T...

3 Incorporation of Quantum-safe Algorithms into OpenSSL 5 3.1 Quantum-safe Key Exchange Mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3.2 Open Quantum Safe (OQS) and liboqs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3.3 Quantum-Safe KEM in OpenSSL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3.3.1 Stebila’s OpenSSL Fork with RLWE . . . . . . . . . . 8 3.3.2 Singh’s OpenSSL Fork with RLWE . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3.3.3 Open Quantum...