Female mice grow testes after this single DNA tweak
Small changes to the non-coding genome can alter whether a mouse embryo (pictured here at 9.5 days old)…
NIH funds AI project to advance Alzheimer’s research and treatment
The National Institutes of Health has renewed support for Artificial Intelligence for Alzheimer’s Disease, or AI4AD. The new $12.6…
Genomic study advances prioritization of variants in cancer diagnostics
Hiroshima University researchers have developed a practical framework to identify candidate pathogenic variants hidden among the large number…
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…
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…
Researchers identify cellular drivers of gut scarring in Crohn’s disease
As inflamed regions of the gut form scar tissue, the space within the gut lumen becomes smaller and…
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…