Organ-on-chip model advances study of sexually transmitted infections
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) not only impact an individual’s health but also result in multibillion-dollar economic losses worldwide.…
Gulf Of Mexico Blue Hole Harbors High Levels Of Novel Microbial Lineages
A diver’s view looking up to the opening of Amberjack Hole. Image courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory via…
A Formal Physical Framework for the Origin of Life: Dissipation-Driven Selection of Evolving Replicators
The emergence of life from inanimate matter presents a thermodynamic challenge: the Second Law of Thermodynamics dictates a…
Minimal Amino Acid Alphabet for Protein Design
Utilization of reduced amino acid alphabets by modern proteins. (A) Workflow for finding of modern proteins composed of…
Machine learning model predicts liver cancer risk with high accuracy
Bottom line: A machine learning model that analyzes patient demographics, electronic health record data, and routine blood test…
Genetic study maps bacteria’s protective armor behind severe infections
The first large-scale genetic study of E. coli’s protective armor has identified the five capsule types that are…
Webinar introduces advanced bioinformatics tool to interpret mutations in cancer genomes
A free open-access webinar will introduce the Cancer Genome Interpreter (CGI), an advanced bioinformatics tool to interpret mutations…
Molecular Adaptations And Engineering Of Extremophiles For Synthetic Biology And Biotechnological Applications
Industrial applications and role in the climate change of different classes of extremophiles. (a) Illustrations in the inner…
Tricorder Tech: Protein Sequencing Advance Offers New Insights Into Life’s Foundations
DNA-encoded Edman degradation on magnetic beads. (A) Reaction scheme for barcoding PTC amino acids via DNA-encoded Edman degradation…
Uncovering Ancient DNA Sequences That Control Gene Function Across Plant Evolution
Phylogeny of the 284 species of plants included in Conservatory data set. Conservatory uncovered ~2.3 million conserved non-coding…
How Proteins Crucial To Photosynthesis On Earth Are Arranged
Live leaf cells of the moss Bryum capillare, showing abundant chloroplasts (green spherical bodies) and their accumulated starch…
New review reveals complex polygenic architecture underlying common epilepsies
An insightful mini-review published in Genomic Psychiatry synthesizes the rapidly expanding landscape of molecular genetic research on common…