Weizmann Institute of Science-led researchers have unveiled a computational workflow that crafts enzymes exhibiting catalytic efficiencies surpassing 100,000 M−1 s−1, achieving performance comparable to natural biocatalysts ...
A new international study suggests that ancient viral DNA embedded in our genome, which were long dismissed as genetic "junk," may actually play powerful roles in regulating gene expression. Focusing on a family of sequences ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 18, 2025
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An international team led by Einstein Professor Cecilia Clementi in the Department of Physics at Freie Universität Berlin has introduced CGSchNet, a machine-learned coarse-grained (CG) model that can accurately and efficiently ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 18, 2025
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Sleep may not just be rest for the mind—it may be essential maintenance for the body's power supply. A new study by University of Oxford researchers, published in Nature, reveals that the pressure to sleep arises from a ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 18, 2025
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Researchers at the Yale School of Public Health have discovered the evolutionary rhythm of gene expression, showing that changes happen at strikingly varied rates.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 18, 2025
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Gene editing technologies—such as those used in agriculture and de-extinction projects—can be repurposed to offer what an international team of scientists is calling a transformative solution for restoring genetic diversity ...
Ecology
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New research into mitotic chromosomes has found that they are covered in a liquid-like coating that could allow them to bounce off one another, like bumper cars, protecting them from being damaged during cell division.
Biotechnology
Jul 16, 2025
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Birds have developed a unique evolutionary solution to ensure the survival of males—a powerful microRNA. This tiny gene allows male embryos to survive despite a genetic imbalance between the sexes by balancing the activity ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 16, 2025
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At any one time, most people are pursuing multiple goals: answering email, doing the laundry, choosing how to invest retirement savings, helping a child with their math homework. When confronted with such variety, how do ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 16, 2025
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Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have solved a long-standing mystery involving the first steps of photosynthesis, the fundamental process in which ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 16, 2025
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